419 scam: Leonard Mike <veinb5646@att.net> PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU .

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- leonardmike2010@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Leonard Mike <veinb5646@att.net>
Reply-To: leonardmike2010@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 05:55:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU .

PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU .

My Dearly Beloved,

I am Rev. Fr. Leonard Mike,78 years old, now resident in the LAGOS NIGERIA.Formally of the SAINT JUDES CATHOLIC CHURCH .

Ever since,I have been helping the orphans in the orphanages, motherless homes and less privileged across few African countries.I have donated somemoney to orphanages in Sudan, South Africa,Cameroon,Mozambique and Liberia with the money I inherited from my late father who was into diamond andcrude oil business.But, it is sad to let you know that I have been going through series of illness from auditory (hearing), multiple sclerosis and from cancer of the liver.

Before I got ill and relocated to Monaco,I have some money amounting to (US$15Million ) only with a Financial institution.The fund is safe.I have beeN using the bank for over twenty years now.

I had entrusted some money to a relation of mine to perform this duty,but unfortunately he misused the funds,so i have decided to look for a foreigner and a goodminded person.I will be going to the hospital anytime for major operations. Except it pleases God, the chance of my survival is slim. God has specifically told me to help the less previledged people with my money.

Please I solicit for your help to receive the money, invest it profitably and use it wisely for the less previledged people in your country.If you willing to carry out this soul surviving mission u can get in touch with me.Reply to (leonardmike2010@gmail.com)

I will give you instructions on how the funds will be invested and distributed among the orphanages and less previleged in return. The Lord has already told me that I would find a trustworthy person who can carry out this soul surviving transaction.

I await your response, may God bless you and your family.

Rev. Fr. Leonard Milke.

(leonardmike2010@gmail.com)

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