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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" <customer77@tim.it>
Reply-To: revgabcowell@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 10:05:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Contact Him For Your Package

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.Gabriel Cowell 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,8.8 musd 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
Cowell:

(1) Your full names:
(2) Your house address:
(3) City and Country;
(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 Gabriel
Cowell 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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