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

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mrs_r_garang1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rebecca Garang <r_rang12@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrs_r_garang1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:48:32 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Rebecca Garang



>From Mrs Rebecca GarangKhartoum Sudan Africa. Greetings!
The source through which I got your contact gave me the confidence to reach you. I am Mrs. Rebecca Garang the widow of late Dr. John Garang who was until his death the vice president of Sudan in Africa. In brief, my late husband was a strong opposition to the incumbent government and for over 22yrs he has indefatigably fought for the liberation of the Sudanese until he was appointed as the vice president on the 9th of July 2005 following the cease fire agreement that was signed on the 6th of January 2005. A decision welcomed by the International Community as an avenue to quench the decades of civil war in Sudan. He died on the 31st of July 2005 following a helicopter crash alongside with 12 others just 22days after his appointment as the vice president. What led to the helicopter crash is still unclear but I know that my husband was the target. I am a religious person and had always seek for God’s direction in all my endeavours. I have a problem I believe you will be of great assistance to me. Please kindly permit me to have your direct telephone numbers to enable me contact for better explanations.My Private email address is:mrs_r_garang1@yahoo.fr Remain blessed. Yours sincerely Mrs. Rebecca Garang.Khartoum Sudan.
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