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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: "caroline rossman" <mrscr_rossman3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:27:28 +0200
Subject: Humble Assistance.

FROM:MRS CAROLINE ROSSMAN.
SUITE:205 MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING,
RANDBURG, JOHANNESBURG 2000
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS ADDRESS E-MAIL:caroline45rossman@yahoo.fr

Tel: +27-83 -478 -1445.

ATTN:SIR/CEO,

Humble Assistance.

My name is Mrs Caroline Rossman,the Wife of Mr. Shawn Rossman of Zimbabwe.
This might come to you as a surprise about where I got your contact address.
I got your address from the NETWORK ONLINE, South Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all
their farms to his party members and his followers. My Husband is one of the
best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas,
Mugabe's supporters invaded my Husband farm and burnt everything in the
farm, killing my Husband and made away with a lot of items in my Husband
farm.


Before his death, my Husband had deposited with one of the Security
Company in johannesburg South Africa thesum of US$18.5 Million. [Eighteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars].with my name and made
every documents with my name both the certificate of depository. Then after
the death of myHusband, I and My sons decided to move to the Republic of
South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as
valuables.

So, I decided to contact you to assist me to transfer this money out of
South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any
bank accountwithin South Africa. We have agreed to offer you 20% of the
total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that
may be incurred inthe course of this transaction and 75% will be for me and
my family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your full personal phone and fax
numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above Note that
this transaction is100% risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks as I await your reply.

Best Regards,
Mrs Caroline Rossman
(For The Family).

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