419 scam: Rebecca M Garang <mgrebecca86@gmail.com> GOOD DAY(Republic of Sudan)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "god-fearing " (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.
- garang_family@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rebecca M Garang <mgrebecca86@gmail.com>
Reply-To: garang_family@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 23:25:10 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY(Republic of Sudan)

Good day
to you and your family.

We seek an investment forum and a partner/trustee who is willing to partner
with our family in TRUTH for the immediate transfer of our family fortunes
and for the relocation of our family to his country for investment.We got
your contact through the Global Business/Investment Network.

We wish to invest in equities {shares and stocks} and also in the area of
farming/agriculture, construction and real estate. We are also ready to
follow any other area of investment you may advise us as long as they are
profitable.

Honestly, we as a family are very sceptical to discuss and introduce to you
this fund project through this medium as we would have loved to have a face
to face discussions with you first. This is due to unsolicited/scam/mails
and letters circulating presently worldwide as we would not want our family
name to be dragged to mess as mistaken intentions.

We also state that due to the nature of our family, this project must be
treated as private and confidential.

My name is Jeffery Mabior Garang, the eldest son of the late Dr. John
Garang, the former Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Sudan. Who was
assassinated on the 30th of July 2005 through a sabotaged helicopter crash.

We have the sum of USD 136 Million{ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS} which was left for us by our father before his
untimely death. The funds is currently with the Finance House in the
Republic of South Africa where our late father deposited it for safe keeps.

We humbly seek for a God-fearing and honest partner/investor who will stand
by our family as the trustee to this fund for the purpose of transferring
this fund into your bank account. This is because we live in South Africa
under Asylum status and the South African law on Asylum status residents
deprive them many financial/banking rights and obligations, therefore this
fund cannot be transferred under our family name.

Also, all your rewards/benefits and duties/obligations shall be favourably
discussed and agreed on as soon as we receive your honest acceptance to
partner with our family both for the transfer of this fund into your bank
account and very importantly for the overall investment of this fund after
the transfer in your country or any other place you may advice as long as
profit maximization is guaranteed.

All the detail information concerning this fund and our family shall be
made available to you as soon as we receive your honest acceptance to
partner with us in TRUTH.

Looking forward to establishing a great business/family relationship with
you.

Yours faithfully
Jeffery Mabior Garang
For the family
EMAIL: garang_family@yahoo.co.uk

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