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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: "Rosemary Gezi" <rosemarygezi50@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rosemarygezi@webmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:18:57 -0500
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION !!

From: Mrs. Rosemary Border Gezi
Tel: +27-73-108-9139.
Email: rosemary_gezi@hotmail.com
Johannesburg, South Africa.

I am Mrs. Rosemary Border Gezi, the wife of Comrade Border Gezi, who was the
former Zimbabwean Minister for youth, gender and Employment creation. While
alive, my husband stood against seizure of white farms and it's distribution
to the blacks without compensation to the white owners.

First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction / business of this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality
and prompt access reposed on this medium. In unfolding this proposal, I want
to count on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this transaction
with sincerity, trust and confidentiality. I have decided to seek a
confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the transaction
described hereunder for the benefit of all parties involved and hope you
will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this transaction.

Because of what is happening in the world today and to verify my
predicaments as well as my sincerity, I would like you to visit the site
below to read more about my husband.
Www.Mweb.co.zw/standard/index.php? Id=2908&pubdate=2001-04-29
Www.dailynews.co.zw/daily/2001/December/December4/3891.htm1
www.zimbabwewhitefarmers.co.zw

Because of my husband’s sincerity, he was killed by a planned motor accident
along Harare-Masvingo Road near Mvuma Province of Zimbabwe. But before his
untimely death, my husband told me some few weeks earlier that he kept a box
with a private Security and finance Company in Johannesburg, South Africa
which contains US$20.5 Million (Twenty million, five hundred thousand United
States dollars). He warned that he only declared the contents of the box to
the Security and finance Company as family treasure / valuables, with
insurance values of the said amount. He also told me that he used my son’s
name as the beneficiary of this money being his first child.

The original document that shows the Deed of lodge, Proof of Deposit, and
Depository Agreement between my late husband and the Management of the
Security Company are with me.

After my husband’s death, I ran to South Africa with my son and little
daughter to seek asylum for our lives. Because of the South African
financial law which prohibits asylum seekers/refugees like my children and I
to open bank account or involve in any financial transaction, I decided to
write to you to seek your assistance for this money to be transferred into
your company or personal bank account while all arrangement for a hitch free
transfer have been fully taken care of. I have the authority of my family to
propose that should you be willing to assist us in this transaction your
share of compensation will be US$5.125m (25%), while my family takes
US$13.325m (65%) and the balance of US$2.5m (10%) for miscellaneous expenses
that may be incurred by either party during the transfer.

I want to let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free provided you
treat it with utmost confidentiality because the Zimbabwean Government are
bent on collecting all assets / properties belonging to my late husband.
Please endeavor to call me or my son Benson via our family telephone number
+27-83-734-0093 to acknowledge the receipt of this email and for more
confidential reason, reply me via my private email address indicated above.
Remember to include your direct telephone and fax numbers in your reply.

Finally, please, I do hope that this money will be safe when finally
transferred into your account and I do hope of establishing a good
relationship with you and your family after this transaction. I wait to hear
from you.

Regards & God bless,
Rosemary Border Gezi.
(For and on behalf of my family)

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