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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: John Garang <johngarang@web2mail.com>
Reply-To: john_grang@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:30:58 +0200
Subject: Please treat as urgent


Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. John Garang Jnr., the eldest son of Late Dr. John Granga , presently am seeking political asylum in France .My late father John Garang was the leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army that fought the Khartoum government of Sudan for 21years until 09 Jul 2005 when he was made the first vice president of Sudan after the Kenyan peace accord. Three weeks after(30 July 2005)he was killed when he was returning from Uganda on the Ugandan presidential helicopter who is an ally to the Sudanese president UMAR BASHIR during the civil war against my father. My late father was set up to believe all is well. My mother received a top secret information to find a way to smuggle me out of the country because the Khartoum Government is planning to kill me, I was in the Army and i could start another revolution.

Oil was discovered in southern Sudan in 1978, which erupted the civil war in 1983
involving the government forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement under the leadership of my late father. During the war, the oil wells were control by Sudan People's Liberation Army under the leadership of my late father.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to secure my
father's wealth deposited in Europe to clear and transfer my Late father's cash of Two five Million United States Dollars ($25,000.000.00) now in the custody the vault of a Private Finance firm in Europe. Before my father’s death, he told me about the deposit of the funds and he made me promise in case he dies I should find a way to get the funds out and my suffering people of Darfur in the Southern Sudan should benefit from the funds. I have all the documents concerning the deposit of the funds.

I am unable to stand on behalf of my late father because of my situation now as an asylum seeker. To this effect, i humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways;

1. to assist me claim this funds from the vault of the Finance Firm as our Foreign partner,

2. to transfer this money (USD$25.M) in your name to your country,

3. to make a good arrangement for a joint business investment that will benefit the my suffering people of Darfur in the Southern Sudan in your country and you as our Adviser/ Manager.

For your assistance, I have decided that 15% of the total amount will be for your
effort and another 5 % to cover all the expenses that may incur during the business
transaction.

Last, I urge you to keep this transaction strictly confidential as no one knows my where about. Please as you show your willingness, forward to me your full name, address and Tel/ Fax numbers to me via my private email and I will get back to you immediately with more information and subsequently send you the necessary documents needed in this transaction. This transaction is risk free and it is only me and you are presently aware of this transaction.
God Bless you as you assist us.

Please do note that I will be waiting to hear from you soonest on the email address below.
john_grangl@yahoo.com

Thanks and Yours Truly,

John Garang Jnr


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