419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
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.
- rebeccanyandengdemabiorsplm@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- garang de mabioor for further direction. rebeccanyandengdemabiorsplm@gmail.com cholgarangdemabioor@gmail.com best regards mrs. rebecca (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Clement Lynch Zhong <apclzllawfirm@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 00:37:42 +0200
Subject: USD$92.5Million) Ninety Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars

Date, 3-2-2016

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL/URGENT.

Attention, The President, C.E.O.

Compliments of the day! I am writing to you with much respect and honor to
this letter, which must remain private and confidential. I understand my
letter will come to you as a surprise since you do not precisely know me in
person, I believe that this letter will bring mutual benefit for both of
us. Let me use this medium to introduce myself , I am Mrs. Rebecca Nyandeng
Garang De Mabior, the wife of late Dr. John Garang de Mabioor the founder
of Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the Sudan People Liberation
Army (SPLA)

We have a sum of USD$92.5Million) Ninety Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in South Africa which we wish to move to the United
States of america .

This money is safely kept in a Security Storage Company before my husband's
death in 2005 which we just discovered recently, Kindly contact my son Mr.
Chol Garang de Mabioor for further direction.

rebeccanyandengdemabiorsplm@gmail.com
cholgarangdemabioor@gmail.com

Best regards

Mrs. Rebecca Nyandeng Garang De Mabior.

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