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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "john garang" <john_company2004@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:08:06 +0000
Subject: RE: FROM: MRu.GARANG.

FROM: MRu.GARANG.
TEL.+27 83 960 98 56
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don't know me
in person, First I must introduce myself I am MR. FRED GARANG, The only son
of the late MR. JOHN GARANG a former rebel leader from SUDAN NORTH OF
AFRICA, My father MR JOHN GARANG died on saturday 30th of july 2005 as a
result of plane crash in our country Sundan.

I decided to reach you through your address, Before the death of my father
he deposited the amount of US$50,000, 000.00(FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS] in a private security and finance company in johannesburg south
africa.

As a Refugee (ASYLUM SEEKER) I am not allow to operate any bank account or
to be involved in any huge financial transaction and as the only child of
my father I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign
partner where this money could be transferred without any problem.
If you therefore accept to assist me which I know you will, please contact
me through the above telephone or e-mail address for more briefing on this
business assistance.

For your assistance I have two options for you First, you can choose to have
a certain percentage of the money, Secondly you can go into partnership with
me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country
whichever the option you choose feel free to notify me, If you do not prefer
a partnership, I am willing to give you 20% of the total sum while the
remaining 80% will be for me and for my investment in your country.

I therefore implore you to please maintain the absolute confidentiality of
this matter even if you decide not to help me.

Thanks and best regards.

MRu. GARANG.

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