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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: Jenet Harry <jenet.harry01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jenet.harry02@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:15:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Good Day






Good Day



From. Mrs Jenet Harry Lachlan



Please I am contacting you believing that you are an honest and trustworthy
person. I believe you will not betray the confidence; I am willing to repose in
you, for me to have contacted you even though we've not met before. I have
decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes; my name is Mrs Jenet
Harry Lachlan. I'm a 50years old woman and from Liberia, but will based here in
Burkina Faso in West Africa region.



I was also married with two children, My late husband (Dr.Alex Harry Lachlan)
was the director of Vegetable Oil Company (CVO) before his death, with my two
children were involved in a car accident on December 26th 2004, before this
happened. My late husband had deposited the sum of (US$8.2 Million) Eight
Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars in a long-term deposit in
the bank as a families treasure.



Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for Cancer
at Memorial Hospital .I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have
told me that I have only few weeks to live, It is my last wish to see this
money distributed to victims of natural disasters in Haiti and other charity
organization in the World like I said. Because relatives and friends have
plundered so much of my wealth since my illness started, I cannot live with the
agony, so I decided to entrust this huge responsibility to you and also wish
that you will help me fly to your country for better treatment since will don’t
have a good healthcare system here.



I have found a new desire to assist helpless families, I have been helping
orphans in orphanage/motherless homes, I have also donated some money for
humanitarian needs, and only recently I saw on television the colossal loss of
properties and livelihood people in Haiti. Please, I beg you, to help me
collect the deposit and distribute it accordingly to my wish; Use your judgment
to distribute the money and keep 30% of it to yourself. Feel free to re-imbrues
yourself when you have the money for any expenses you made during the process
of collecting/claiming the Funds on my behalf.





Finally, If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible, Again I
will allow you to communicate with the bank were the fund is deposited upon the
receipt of your reply because I want this project to be completed within two
weeks before my cancer operation according to the Doctor. And also attach to me
in your return mail your personal details for familiarity.



1. Your Full Names

2.Your Age

3.Your Marital Status

4.Your Occupation

5.Your Mobile Numbers/Fax



I am waiting for your response.



Yours faithfully

Mrs. Jenet Harry Lachlan.



 

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