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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: "Miss.Jeannette Bryan " <infor.paymentoo7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: miss.jeannettebryan@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 17:59:29 -0700
Subject: Greetings My Dearest ,

Greetings My Dearest ,

This message may come to you as a surprise and also a chock to you
since we have never met before, but for now this is the only way and
opportunity to introduce myself to you, please please hear me out
because I am in pains and my life is in danger. I am Jeannette Bryan,
From Benin Republic in West Africa. And my late parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson Bryan; my father was a highly reputable business magnet
who operated in Ghana as personal aide to the former president of
Ghana and also as former politician but finally reside in Benin
Republic before he gave up to the Ghost .

I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart.
With due respect trust and humanity, I know this mail will come to you
as a surprise since we haven't known or come each other before,
considering the fact that I sourced your email contact through the
Internet in search of trusted person who can be trusted and assist me
even if people’s don’t believe whatever that comes through internets
but for God sake this is the only way I can get to you since I know
nothing about business or investment , I am sorry with my English
since I stopped school after my father’s death .

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously when he was affected
by corona virus during one of his business trips abroad last year
December in china . Though his sudden death was linked or rather
suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who traveled
with him at that time because his uncle is the only person that
returned back to Benin, secondly he is the only uncle that knows that
my late father is a billionaire . But God knows the truth! My mother
died when I was just 6yrs old, and since then my father took me so
special.

Before his death, he called me as the only child and informed me that
he has a very huge amount of funds in dollars USD in one of the bank
deposited via one Security Company to the Bank here in Republic of
Benin in one of the leading banks in Africa. He further told me that
he deposited the money in my name to avoid any problem with his
family, and also gave me all the necessary information’s but for the
legal documents to this funds and gold’s, is presently with my Pastor
who handle all the documents to his lawyer for security reasons .

I am 24 years old and a dropout university undergraduate because of
the death of my late father and really don't know what to do. Now I
want someone overseas where I can transfer the whole funds and after
the transaction I will come and reside permanently in your country
till such a time that it will be convenient for me to return back home
if you can permit me to come back or stay in your country .

The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I also want
to invest the whole funds under your care in any lucrative ventures
since the amount is Billions of dollars because I am ignorant of
business world. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in
this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:

1. Can you honestly help me from your heart to finish up my Education?

2. Can I completely trust you?

3. What percentage will you take from the total amount of funds after
you have received amount in your company account as your
compensation??

4 . In what projects will you invest the whole funds???

5. Can your company account be able to contain this amount???

6. Is this amount not too big for you to handle? If yes can you
contact someone a big personality that can use his company account to
help us receive this amount???

7. Can you please save my life?? Because they are after my life, even
if I am no more with my uncles in the same city that are trying their
best to take all my wealth’s.

8, now that I am staying with my Pastor, and I am getting older, what
will be your suggestion for my future???

Please dear, life is unpredictable, anything can happen to me because
I don’t have anyone to protect me, if anything happen to me that I
couldn’t make it before meeting you face to face ,

Please contact me as soon as possible, also consider this and get back
to me as soon as possible, by proving your willingness.

Please don’t forget to put me in your prayer every day because God
have the last words on earth.

Kind Regards,

Miss Jeannette Bryan .

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