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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: "rosemary petro" <rosemarypetro1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: georgepetro1@myself.com
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:35:38 +0200
Subject: Joint Home Venture Invitation

Joint Home Venture Invitation

Mrs.Rosemary Wakka Petro.

Flat 405 Carlton Centre/Elliot Str,Jhb.
South Africa.
 
Tele:-+27-83-693-3331.
 
Dear Ceo/Sir,
 
Compliments and good day,I know you might be surprised and astonish how dearly I come in contact with your profile e-mail address,I got your contact from South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry through a journal when I was making an indepth research on the International Subscribers list of Yahoo Webpage of a credible personality that can offer me a genuine assistance and your name was the one that touched my spirit being.
 
As stated above, My name is Mrs.Rosemary  Petro. I am 42years of age, and a wife and a successor(Dr.Zamza Petro) of the Zimbabwean Farmer and a spokesman of white farmers that was against the leader of Robert Mugabe(President),Which resulted in mudering of my husband in cold blooded by the rebel group of the president Robert Mugabe and enventually they burnt and confiscated my famer's assets.
 
My grown-up son and the heir(George Petro Mr), I and my immediate younger daughter came down to Republic of South africa as asylum seekers,where the money was being deposited to the private security company for safe keeping purpose with out disclosing the contents of the box to them.And With interests in relocating to your country, and venturing all of our funds in excess of some USD30 Million, all in USD100 bills. For also in your assistance in your line of business, and under your auspices.
 
My husband was the founder of the farmers association and the treasurer of the entire farmers organization, and this money was realised and set-up for the purchase of sophiscated mechanised farming equipments,like tractors etc,for the mechanised farming in the country Zimbabwe.
You are to take home 20% of the gross for all your anticipated assistance by the time the funds are successfully lodged in your nominated account(s) overseas while 5% is set aside for miscellaneous expenses. But first of all we need to know you more,and also we would need to move the funds and of course ourselves out of this place as soon as we can possible arrange that to be.
 
My son (George Petro)and I have carefully worked out the modalities for the eventual transfer. You are to participate as our foreign partner in the scheme of arrangement and management as our fund manager.Note you can call me on my direct telephone number or my son with same number:-+27-83-693-3331
 
Thanks and God bless.

Mrs.Rosemary Petro.
 
(For the Family)

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