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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • joywilliams42@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Joy Williams <joy_williams38@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: joywilliams@yahoomail.com
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 20:02:20 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Joy Williams


From:Joy Williams,
Rue 54 lot, 15
Abidjan,
Cote D'Ivoire.

Dearest One,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business investment which I intend to establish in your country.Though I have not met with you before but I believe, hopefully you will be of great help to me.

My late Father deposited the sum of ($21,000,000.00)in a Bank here in cote d'ivoire before he died of food poisoning in 2006.Now I have decided to invest this money in your country for security reasons.

My area of interest will be on Real Estate, Hotel, or Petroleum business. Since l do not know your country, and you are the one who knows it very well, l will be glad to welcome your advise on the above subject.

Finally, l want you to help me transfer this amont into your personal account for a good and reliable bussiness investment in your country and arrange for travelling documents for me to meet you there.

If you can be of assistance to me l will be pleased to offer you 18% Of the total fund or more as we may later agree upon. I await your soonest response and please use my private
email address:joywilliams42@yahoo.com

Yours Sincerely,

Joy Willaimsv


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