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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: Elizabeth William <admin@comdesign.jp>
Reply-To: rev.leondonald@aol.com
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 22:58:19 -0700
Subject: Dear Beloved,



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Dear Beloved,

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 from
the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) 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 Phua Chu Kang from Singapore who finally
helped me to move the money to his account so the ICBC bank did not
seize funds of late Alvin peter any more who died on the plane crash on
11Th of September 2013

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 Bedok Village,
Singapore, I am currently in the Bedok Village for my investment here in
the Singapore, 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 contact our parish priest:
Reverend Fr. Leon Donald who used to be a good father to me when I was
in New York City but he is currently living in California due to his
parishioner work, his e-mail address is as follows
rev.leondonald@aol.com and the phone number to reach Rev Leon Donald
through call/text is +1-315-444-7775

I told him to send a certified bank check of (US$5,000,000.00),Five
Million United State Dollars, 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: rev.leondonald@aol.com and instruct
him where to send you the cashier check.

Note: Below is the required information's you will send to Rev. Father
Leon Donald:
(1) Your full names:
(2) Your house address:
(3) Your telephone number:
(4) 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 investment and some project that we have at
hand. Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the Rev.
Father Leon Donald 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.

Take care and God bless you. Good bye for now.

Yours friend,
Elizabeth William

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