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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "reward you with 30%" (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.
  • j_v_williams@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joycy vaya <j_v_williams@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:40:27 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From mrs Joycy Vaya




From : Mrs Joycy Vaya
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire,
West Africa.

Dear One,

With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you would be of great assistance to me and my children. I am Mrs Joycy Vaya. the wife of the late (Eng) Williams. we are both a Kuwait citizens and factual residents in Ivory Coast, and of blessed memory Prior to my husband assassination by the rebel forces loyal to Corporal Foday Sankoh of the revolutionary United Front (RUF), he was the Director General National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone. Few days before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my children (John and Tony) to move out of Sierra-Leone and also to go in his underground strong room where the documents of money he has deposited in the suspect Bank Account in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.and with the name of my first son John as the beneficiary. The amount is US$15.500.000 (Fifteen Million five hundred thousand united states dollars).We managed to escape to Abidjan the capital city of IVORY COAST, through the
help of my husband friend who is a trawler. As our travelling document was seized.


I am now looking for a trustworthy and God fearing person who will handle this money for rapid profit for the future of my two fatherless children. For your information, i would like this transfer to last only but Two weeks so that the money will urgently transferred to your account. As it was deposited by my late husband. Meanwhile, I want to leave Cote d'Ivoire entirely for investment of this money in your country and mostly for the future of my children.

I want you to please assist us to claim this money and transfer it into your Personal Bank Account as to order the bank to transfer the money to your account in your country. As our foreign partner. We have it in mind to reward you with 30% percentage for your assistance. Please, your urgent respond is higherly needed immediately you receive this letter to enable us proceed in earnest towards transferring of the money into your account. Finally please ensure that no one else will know about this money as it is only myself my son, yourself and the Rev. pastor of the church where we worship knows about this money.
May God bless you as you assist us.
you can always contact me with email box; j_v_williams@yahoo.fr

Thanks and God bless

Yours sincerely.
Mrs Joycy Vaya





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