419 scam: "Mrs. Janet Andrea"<mrs.janetandrea47@yahoo.com> Important

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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:

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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Janet Andrea" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amrs.janet@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 06:53:49 -0000
Subject: Important

Dear Beloved.

My Name is Mrs.Janet Andrea. I am a dying woman who has decided to donate all that I have to charity through you.You may be wondering why I choose you. But someone has to take the lead.

I have been diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer, which was discovered very late,due to my laxity in caring for my health.This sickness has defiled all forms of medicine and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have since lost my power of speech and can only manage to write now.

Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focus on my business as that is the only thing I cared for when I was still very healthy.But right now I am regretting all of that attitude towards my fellow human being, as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.

Now I have been touched by the lord to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to charity through you for the good work of humanity, rather than allow my relatives to use the funds that I and my late husband worked hard for, inappropriately.

I have already WILL few of our properties to our family members. I want nature and the Almighty God in Heaven to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I have decided to give the remains of our money (The sum of $10,000,000.00) Ten Million Dollars for charity work by helping the motherless,less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly,obviously I cannot do this myself.Our family doesn't seems contended with what I have WILLED to them. Therefore I cannot entrust this funds to them because I am of the feeling they will not use the funds on my proposal humanitarian course.

I want you to help me claim and use this funds on the humanitarian course mentioned above respectively.The said funds is in the custody of a VALUABLES/FINANCE HOUSE.You will be entitle to 20% of the money as your compensation tip for taking up this task of championing my propose humanitarian cause. Please let me know if you are interested in helping me out.

May the Almighty God remain with you.
Regards.
Mrs. Janet Andrea

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