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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: "MRS REBECCA J. GARANG." <rebeccaarang01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrs_rebeccarebecca@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:17:42 +0400
Subject: MRS REBECCA J. GARANG.

FROM, MRS. REBECCA GARANG,

Before I proceed, may I humbly introduce myself to your good self, My
Name is Rebecca John Garang, the wife of the Late Vice president of Southern Sudan who die at Age of 60, on plan helicopter crash by the Northern Government of my Country Sudan. You can read more about my husband death on this site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2134220.stm <http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/_javascript:ol('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2134220.stm');> ,
Before his death, he have manage to transfer Eleven Million United State Dollars $11,000,000:00) to Union Trust bank in Dubai – United Arab Emirates. originally gotten from my late husband proceeds to finance the fight of Freedom from the Muslim Dominated Arab ethic in my Country . My late husband was able to safe guard the fund thought some top bankers in Southern Sudan in my Country to Dubai _ UAE I have decided to contact you because I am interested in investing in your country which is investment friendly. Please kindly guide and assist me in making the right investment since I am also interested in
buying a residential property as I will be moving my family over there as soon as every thing regarding technical and logistics details is worked out and ascertained to our respective satisfaction.

In view of your participation, I am ready to give you a good negotiable percentage
for your assistance, or better still commit it into viable Joint venture projects, be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the funds belong to me and children. As soon as I get your consent, I will give you the contact of the bank to negotiate the transfer and the document of the funds to transfer the funds into your nominate bank from Union trust Bank in Dubai - UAE.
However, upon your acceptance to work as my partner, I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures will derive a huge success here after.

Please include you private contact telephone number and private e-mail when replying.

Yours sincerely.

REBECCA J. GARANG.

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