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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: "JANE GRAY FOUNDATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <janegrayfoundation@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 01:21:57 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION FOR YOU ON MONEY

From: Mrs.Jane GRAY
Nuffield Health Cancer Centre
London
49 Parkside, London SW19 5NB, United Kingdom
Subject: Assistance and Trust needed
Reply-To:janegrayfoundation@gmail.com

Dear,
It’s my pleasure to have contact with you,based on the critical condition I find myself,though it’s not financial problem, but my health,you might have know that cancer is not what to talk about,i went through my diary and found your name and email.I am pretty sure we met when i was staying in Europe before i relocated back to the UK because of my cancer ailment.
I am married to Mr. Smith Gray who worked with the United Kingdom embassy in Europe for nine years before he died in the year 2020 due to Covid.We were married for 35 years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for five days.
Since his death I have been lonely and sick all the time, When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of (Three million two hundred thousand dollars)in a bank in the United States .
Presently this money is still in the bank.We made this money available by selling our 2 properties in the United Kingdom and some other large stocks we have invested on over the years which yielded a lot of profit,our hope was to live our entire life in the United states since we are not close to any family members in the UK. Recently, My Doctor told me that I don’t have much time to live because am in the last stage of my cancer ailment.I will share more pictures of me and my International passport with you upon your response.I am currently in a Rehabilitation home in Essex,Uk receiving treatment,but am lucky to have a good nurse who could help me see to the wrting of this letter to you.
Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money to take care of the less-privileged people and the orphanage,on many occasions while i was still in the United States and Europe i have donated money to some charity homes and even the Children National Hospital in DC, you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take 30 Percent of the total money for your personal use for helping and to oversee that this money is used for the purpose i wanted. While 60% of the money will go to charity,Orphanage home and some of it should be given to the Children Hospital in Washington DC using my name as the donor because this will give me rest of mind even if i die suddenly,also 5% will be sent to the Nurse incharge of my Bed and 5% for any expenses for release of this funds to the orphanage and hospital i will state to you later on.I wish to live to carry on the good work but am weak and old now and time is not on my side.
I don’t want my husband's efforts to be claimed by the government or financial institution in the United States. I grew up as an Orphan and I don’t have anybody as my family member and me and my husband never had a child, just to endeavour that the name of GOD is maintained. Am doing this so that GOD will forgive my sins and accept my soul because this sickness has suffered me so much.The bank where this money is lodged in the United states has write me a lot of time to come up with my Next of Kin who will claim the funds and i have assured them that i will be introducing you to the bank directly,all we need to do is the change of Ownership of funds to your name and you follow my directions with sincerity on how to share this funds has instructed by me.I will also introduce you to my former lawyer in the States who will assist you to ascertain to the bank that you are my next of Kin.
As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the bank in the States,my attorney and i will also inform them about you,I will send authorization letter that will prove you as the present beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein with trust and fear of GOD.
Hoping to receive your reply.

Kindly send your response to my private email: janegrayfoundation@gmail.com

Lastly,Kindly do not discuss this issue with anyone,I want you to make it confidential until we finally get the funds released to you through my bank and accounting officer.Upon your response to help,we will discuss more on how the bank intends to allow my next of kin have access to my funds on their online banking and start making transfer.
Note: I am sending this letter to you and one other person i saw in my safe diary ,the first person to respond and agree to my terms and conditions on trust on how the money will be used will surely win my heart to do this for me.

Regards,
Nurse Christabel Brown
on behalf of Mrs.Jane GRAY
SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: janegrayfoundation@gmail.com

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