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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS SUSAN AND SON BLAIZE ZERRETTI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <blaizezerrettifamily@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 03:41:27 -0700
Subject: JOINT VENTURE INVITATION

MRS SUSAN AND SON BLAIZE ZERRETTI
JOINT VENTURE INVITATION
412 TRAMBO LN, FAYESTTSBURG
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL ADDRESS; blaizezerrettifamily@hotmail.com.

Dear Sir/madam,

As stated above. My name is Blaize Zerretti Van-Dunem, I am 30 years of age, the step Son of the Angolan interior minister MR. OSVALDO SERRA VAN-DUNEM my mother Mrs Susan Zerretti Van-Dunem and I are interested in relocating to your country and venturing all of our funds in excess of USD$ 26,000,000.00 Euros, in your country and if profitable into your line of business.

All funds are being realized from the sale of Diamond (precious stones), you will be compensated with 15% of the gross for all your anticipated assistance by the time the funds are successfully lodged into any safe bank account of your choice in your country. But first we need to know you more, and also we will need to move the funds and of course ourselves out of this place as soon as we can possibly arrange that.

The modalities for the eventual transfer have been carefully worked out by me and my mother; all arrangements are 100% guaranteed, you are to participate as our foreign partner according to our arrangement so far.

If this proposal should be of interest to you kindly signify your interest by replying this letter through my given email address above or preferably' contact me through my direct telephone number + 27 74 1065389 for more detailed insight information.

Kindest regards.

Blaize Zerretti

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