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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: "Charles Alonzo" <rebeccaleezhang446@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rebeccaleezhangz@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 16:38:44 -0700
Subject: Letter From Lee Zhang


Hello,
=20
I sent you this message last week but I did not hear from you. Can
you please go through the message again and respond back to me.
Based on the critical condition I find myself in, though, it 19s not a
financial problem, but my health,you might have known that cancer is not
what to talk about,though I don 19t know you,and my contact with you was not
by mistake, but by divine favor of GOD.
My name is Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang, I was married to Mr. Hongsong Xim Zhang,
who worked with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for 18
years before he died on the 22nd of July 2020 in Guangdong China. We were
married for years without a child. He died after a brief illness caused by
COVID-19 that lasted for five days.
When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of US$18,000,000,00
(Eighteen Million United States Dollars) in a bank in East Europe Bank. Pre=
sently
this money is still in the bank. He made this money available in buying
Real Estate or building Schools for orphanage homes and Less privileges. But
recently, My Doctor told me that I don 19t have much time to live because of
the cancer problem that was diagnosed in my body.
Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this project money to
take care of the less-privileged people, Building Schools and Real Estate
for the Orphanage homes just to fulfill my husband's wishes.
You will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.
(A): I want you to take 5% of this US$18Million
(B): My Husband account office will take 5%
(C): The remaining 90% of the money will go to charity people and helping t=
he
orphanages.
I don 19t want my husband 19s hard earned money all his efforts to be used=
by
the Government. I grew up as an Orphan and I don 19t have anybody as my
family member that can use this and not keep the funds to themselves due to
greediness and advantage of my illness.
Just to endeavor that the name of GOD is maintained. Am doing this to
fulfill my husband's wishes so that GOD will forgive my sins and accept my
soul because this sickness has suffered me so much.
Please note that this fund is 100% Legal and risk free because both myself
and my late husband deposited this funds for this purpose.
Now as soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my late
husband's bank account officer who will guide you on how the US$18Million
should be transferred to your name as the new beneficiary for this project.
And I will send you an authority letter that will prove you the present
beneficiary of the money in the bank, that is if you assure me that you
will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Contact me on this email directly: ( rebeccaleezhangz@gmail.com ),
Hoping to receive your reply soon.
Regards,
Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang
( Jesus is the Lord ).

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