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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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Fraud email example:

From: recc cca <rebecca1000051@live.fr>
Reply-To: <rebecca_g0023@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:01:44 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. Rebecca Garang.



From Mrs. Rebecca Garang.Khartoum Sudan Greetings in the name of the most high GOD. The source through which I got your contact gave me the confidence to reach you. I am Mrs. Rebecca Garang the widow of late John Garang who was untill his death the vice president of Sudan in Africa . In brief, my late husband was a strong opposition for over 20yrs untill he was appointed the vice president on the 9th of July 2005 by the United Nations Peace Team as an avenue to quench the 20yrs civil war in Sudan.He died on the 31st of July 2005 following a helicopter crash alongside with 12 others just 22daysafter his appointment as the vice president. What led to the helicopter crash is still unclear but I know that my husband was the target. Please what you are about to hear is TOP SECRERT,For more informations in relation to what I am telling you I will want you to check this site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4737661.stmAnd i am under strict surveillance by the Sudan government as you may know and all my in and out going phone calls are systematically monitored. Please permit me to go into details. After the death of my husband that culminated to a chaotic atmosphere that resulted to a one-week civil disturbances and ethnic violence in Sudan,Just few days ago as I am are making arrangements to mark my late husband's annull remembrance this month end, I conducted a search in his secret underground vault right inside the family house which hasn't been accessed since his death, I made some interesting discoveries, bank documents of $4.5Million dollar deposited in a Swiss bank, documents of some landed properties located in the heart of Ugandan capital Kampala and a cash deposit of ($5Million dollar) deposited with a prime bank in Abidjan capital of Cote d'Ivoire in west Africa.Unfortunately the Swiss account has been shutdown. I will explain more when I call you on phone.My aim of contacting you is to nominate you as the beneficiary of this deposit with the bank in Abidjan capital of Cote d'Ivoire for the transfer of this money to your account ,which i intend to invest in a lucrative business out there and If this offer is acceptable by you notify me immediately with your full contact details to enable me reach you for more discussions. Be informed that your reward for this assistance is negotiable. Remain blessed.Mrs. Rebecca Garang
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