419 scam: Chris Amato <amatochris90@yahoo.fr> FROM: CHRIS AND JOY

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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:

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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Chris Amato <amatochris90@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: Chris Amato <chrisamata49@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 20:07:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM: CHRIS AND JOY

FROM: CHRIS AND JOY

Dearest,

I am Chris Amato the only son of late former director of finance,Chief Williams Amato of Sierra-Leone, diamond and mining corporation. My late father Chief Williams Amato diverted this fund acquired from the over influencing of price of Les/purchasing of raw materials, and has deposited the money with a BANK here in ACCRA BY FIXED DEPOSIT FORM,where I am residing under political asylum with my younger sister Joy.

Now we are contacting you to help us stand and act as our late father foreign business partner to the bank, to receive the money into your bank account for us, and also help me and my younger sister to come over to your country to continue with our education, while you will be helping us for the investment of the money in your country until we finish our education and join you in the investment.

The said amount is (Seven Million Dollars) $7 Million. I am compensating you with 15% of the total money amount,and 5% mapped out, in case of any necessary expenses you might in cure during this transaction including your telephone calls.

My late father Chief Williams Amato gave me the photocopies of the certificate of deposit issued to him by the BANK on the date of deposit, and he called me closer to his bed side before his call to glory(R.I.P)that we should pray to God first, before contacting any foreigner, since this is the only legacy we are inheriting from him.

We really wants to invest this our money in your country,where there is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Thanks and God bless
Best regards
CHRIS AND JOY AMATO.

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