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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: Janneth Nowrah <akbarsiaya41@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 08:39:25 +0000
Subject: I will be pleased to hear from you.




Good morning from here and thanks for your response and I hope my email finds you good. In respect to your email, I would like you to take your time to digest my proposal. I want you to know that it took me a lot of courage before I made up my mind to write to you , Please write to me with your private mail if this message suits you.


I would like to first tell you a bit about myself in anticipation that you would do the same moving forward. My name is Mrs Janneth Nowrah . I am a 61years old citizen of America, Am one of the Corona Virus infected victims here , I am also among those presently quarantined. People die every day here so I have to do this now because my case seems to be worsening and reaching a critical stage as I have a history of lung relapse some years ago.


Before all these, I was planning to open an orphanage home because I am an orphan and I was raised by a Foster parents. Both of them are late and I do not have any siblings.


I don't have any child or relation that may help fulfill this mission hence my decision to contact you after my prayers for a divine direction. I choose you to build a befitting Orphanage home in my memory or anything positive for the poor, although we never know each other before now but almighty has many ways and many reasons for bringing people together at a time like this, as to fulfill a good mission to his glory for humanity. I hope that almighty will accept this sacrifice and bless my spirit to rest in his bosom of grace when I pass-on to glory.I want you to open up your mind and convince me that you're capable of handing this transaction / project because this fund is my life saving which I've kept to serving humanity in my own little way having started from a very humble beginning.


I have a good amount of money budgeted for this project, please do this for me as my last wish. My only request is that the projects be on my name, for the remembrance of me.


I do not wish for telephone communication in this regard, because it’s not allowed here. I need your urgent attention to this matter so that I will provide you all the necessary information or help which will accelerate the quick release of the fund to you, while I am still living because tomorrow might be late even though I do not wish for such. I do not wish for any delay in this because I'm really worried about my life.


I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust on this matter to accomplish this project for service to humanity. I will appreciate your earliest communication as I don’t wish my dream to die with me and the money goes finally into the wrong hands.



Always keep your faith in God and commit this transaction in his guide. Pray for me my dearest.


God bless you.


Mrs.Janneth Nowrah

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