419 scam: "Mrs. Jannas S" <info@s.com> Good Day

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- barrcarlsondave@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jannas S" <info@s.com>
Reply-To: barrcarlsondave@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 04:28:49 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Good Day

Good Day,

My name is Mrs. Jannas Stafford. I am a dying woman who had decided to
donate what I have to you. I am 59 years old and was diagnosed for cancer
about 2years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who had left
me everything he worked for. I have been touched by God to donate from
what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of
God, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds
ungodly. I have asked God to forgive me all my sins and i believe he has
because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation, and i
pray that i survive the operation. I have decided to WILL/donate the sum
of $3,445,000(Three million four hundred and fourtyfive thousand dollars)
to you for the good work of the lord, and to help the motherless, less
privileged and also for the assistance of the widows. At the moment I
cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact that my relatives are
around me and i have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone
calls because I deserve all the rest I have informed my lawyer about my
decision in WILLING this fund to you. I wish you all the best and may the
good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always
extend the good work to others. Kindly Contact my lawyer Barrister.Carlson
Dave through this email address; barrcarlsondave@yahoo.com.hk

Thank you
Mrs. Jannas S.

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