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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: "Mrs. Jeanne Ann Farnan" <wc299464@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Jeanne Ann Farnan" <mrsjeanneafarnan76years@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 22:16:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow


Hello Good Day

I am writing
this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart with due respect to
humanity and trust, please I appeal to you to exercise a little
patience and read through my mail carefully, I feel quite safe dealing
with you in this important issue having gone through your remarkable
profile, honestly I am writing this mail to you with a heart full of
pains, tears and sorrows,

I decided to contact you due to the
urgency of my situation, My name is Jeanne A Farnan. I am 76 years old
woman and I am legally married to late Mr. Peter David Farnan. Me and my
late husband where both citizens of America and My late husband worked
with an oil drilling company as an expatriate for many years before he
died. I and my late husband were both married without a single
biological child of our own.

I presently have a serious breast
cancer sickness and I am writing this message with the help of a medical
doctor here in the hospital. When my late husband was alive, he
deposited the sum of thirty Three million five hundred thousand dollars
(US33.500.000.00 dollars) in a bank in London United Kingdom and he
signed an agreement with the bank that the funds will be used for
charity purposes such as; helping the motherless babies, supporting
church activities and helping the non privilege children to continue
their education, help the cancer woman in USA and all over the world.

I
contacted you today after my pasting and prayers, the spirit of God
directed me to contact you because my private doctor just informed me
that my breast cancer sickness has gotten worst and they are going to
carry out a serious cancer surgery on my heart by next weekend which I
might not survive, If I die during my surgery,

the bank here in
London United Kingdom will embezzle the funds because I have no other
relative to claim the funds. Therefore I want you to help me provide
empty bank account to receive the funds from the bank in London United
Kingdom and after the transfer to your bank account; you will collect
25% of the total amount for yourself as compensation and use the
remaining 75%  to do the charity work in your country. Blessed are those
who are merciful now to their neighbour, for they shall receive the
mercy of eternal life in the future.

Yours Sincerely
Mrs. Jeanne A Farnan

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