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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: "Mr.Patrick Williams" <chiobaanthonet89@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revterry.coowel@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:42:13 -0100
Subject: CONTACT HIM FOR YOUR FUND

GOOD DAY TO YOU,

I believe that you have not forgotten me, although it was indeed a
very long time we communicate last. Well, this is to thank you for
your past effort to assist me in moving out late Mr. Alvin Peter's
funds out the Bank East Asia New York city at that time, I understand
your thought that time, that I wasn't for real and you said that I am
a scam but I told you that am not a scam and you understood me and did
your best to assist me but could not conclude the transaction with me.
I thank God for his grace and favor upon my life because there was a
man called Hagen Benjamin from Denmark who finally helped me to move
the money to his account so the Bank East Asia did not seize funds of
late Alvin peter any more. I thank God very much for all He has done.

I am so glad to write this email to you today, God is really wonderful
and so kind to me, God makes a way where there is no way, I did not
believe that I will move out from New York by now, but God has made it
possible for me. So I am happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds transferred under my new partner from Copenhagen,
Denmark, I am currently in the Copenhagen for my studies here in the
Denmark, Meanwhile, I did not forget all your past efforts and
attempts to assist me that time in transferring those funds despite
that it failed us some how due to one reason or the other. But because
i made a promise to God that i must surely compensate you as the first
person who tried all your best to help me despite that you did not
conclude the transaction but i could not forget your good advice and
encouragement which gave me at that time.

Now i want you to contact our parish priest: Reverend Fr.Terry Coowel
who used to be a good father to me when I was in New York City, click
reply and contact him immediately his waiting to hear from you.

I told him to send a certified bank check of (US,4.8musd 00), which I
prepared for you and kept for your compensation for all efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter, knowing fully well that I would
have not succeeded if not your advice and encouragement to me at that
time. Please accept this little token as it is, but I really
appreciate your efforts at that time very much. So feel free to
contact Rev. Father at: click reply and instruct him where to send
you the cashier check.

Note: Below is the required information's you will send to Rev. Father
Terry Coowell:
(1) Your full names:
(2) Your house address:
(3) City and Conutry;
(4) Your telephone number:
(5) Your identification e.g. Drivers license

Please let me know immediately you receive it so we can share our joy
together after all the sufferings at that time. At this point, I’m
very busy here because of my studies and some project that we have at
hand. Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the Rev.
Father Terry Coowel on your behalf to receive that check but you have
to reconfirm it again to avoid any mistake. So do not hesitate to
contact him and he will send the amount to you without any delay.click
reply and contact him immediately.

And please do not forget to inform me as soon as you received the cashier check.

Take care and God bless you.

Regards
Mr.Patrick Williams

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