419 scam: "Elizabeth Nelson"<elizabetelsok@outlook.com> Re: God Has Done It Again

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348027276456 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- rev.godwinr29@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Elizabeth Nelson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.godwinr29@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 01:17:56 -0700
Subject: Re: God Has Done It Again

Hello: 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 my late Father's funds out the country 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 Bengt from Denmark who finally helped me to move the money to his account so our

government did not seize my father`s money 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 Benin 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 advise and encouragement which gave me at that time.
Now i want you to contact our parish priest: Reverend Fr. Godwin Raymond who used to be a good father to me when I was in UN

refugee Camp in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, his e-mail address is as follows (rev.godwinr29@yahoo.com.ph) and his Telephone

number is (+2348027276456).

I told him to send a certified bank check of (US$1,000,000.00) One 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 advise 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.godwinr29@yahoo.com.ph) and

instruct him where to send you the money.

Note: Below is the required information's you will send to Rev. Father Godwin Raymond:

(1) Your full names:

(2) Your house address:

(3) Your telephone number:

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 Godwin Raymond on your behalf to receive that money 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.

And please do not forget to inform me as soon as you received the money.Take care and God bless you. Good bye for now.

Yours friend,

Ms. Elizabeth Nelson.

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