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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: jane rossman <jrossman0124@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jrossman011@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:35:13 +0200
Subject: From: Mrs. JANE ROSSMAN



MRS.JANE ROSSMAN5 OUTSPAN ROAD MORNINGSIDE SANDTON ,JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.TEL: +27-73-042-9633FAX: +27-86-663-6226Dear , GREETINGS,With due respect; trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to you. I found your contact while I was doing a private research in South Africa Chamber of commerce for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my family and me. I am MRS. JANE ROSSMAN the wife of LATE MR. KENNETH ROSSMAN of Zimbabwe . During the current crises against white farmers in Zimbabwe and from the support of our President Robert Mugabe to take over all the white owned farms and my late husband as at then was in joint farm business with a white farmer in our country. All the white farmers were ordered to surrender their farms to his black’s party members and his followers. My husband was one of the co-joint farmers in our country and treasury of the farmer’s co-operation. He did not support this motive and so the party members invaded my husband’s farms and burnt everything in the farm, killed my husband with his white associate and made away with a lot of items in their farm. After the death of my husband, my child and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe . When we are preparing to leave, I found a file that was containing depository documents of a huge amount of money with one of the Security Company in South Africa for purchasing of agricultural equipment’s and chemicals before his date occur. The amount he deposited was US$12m (Twelve Million US Dollars). On our arrival to the Republic of South Africa where we issued an asylum permit (Refugee), which by there Government law prohibits us of immediate claim and right due to our political status as Asylum seeker. I was advice to get an overseas firm whom will assist me to move this money out of South Africa , since we are not permitted at the present to self claim of the money and for the fact that my late husband has a foreign co-business associate. If you consider this proposal, we will give you 25% of the total sum for helping us to move this money out to your country and 75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country in any lucrative business of our choice. If you should accept to assist me, I will need you to come over for more clarification and arrangement on how to move the money to your bank account in your country. Please furnish me with your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact my son FRANKLIN ROSSMAN on the above telephone number. NOTE: that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential. Thanks and God bless you. MRS. JANE ROSSMAN(For the Family).
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