419 scam: Mrs Joyce Smith <joycesmiith037@gmail.com> Donation Can i trust you ?

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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:
- "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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- joycesmith037@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Joyce Smith <joycesmiith037@gmail.com>
Reply-To: joycesmith037@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:30:26 -0400
Subject: Donation Can i trust you ?

Dear beloved one in Christ,

I'm Mrs Joyce Smith from New York United State of America but presently in Chicago, Illinois I'm 76 years old deaf i don't hear and I'm suffering from a long time breast Cancer ,From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and doctor Sam have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage, I was brought up in a motherless home, and i was married to my late husband Johnson Smith for twenty years without a child.

My Husband & I , Both of us are true Born Again Christian,we lived all Our Life in New York City , since he was working as Realtor , but quite unfortunately,he died in a fire burnt, he burn to ashes none of is body was found,Since his death I decided not to re-marry and because of my bad stage of health,I sold all our inheritance belongings to me and my late husband Johnson and deposited all the total sum of $28.9 Million United State dollars with the Cloud Net Bank United State and all our Valuable Things Like jewelries,Diamond & Gold with security company, My dearest beloved one in Christ can i trust you to distribute our life earns to the Motherless Homes and Churches, Haiti & Philippine suffering people ?

Reply back to my direct Email: joycesmith037@gmail.com

Yours Sincerely Sister in Christ,

Mrs Joyce Smith

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