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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:
  • "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.
  • joycy_vayaaa@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joycy vaya <joycy_vayaaa@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 22:11:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: We are in problem of Racism in Africa here , please help


ATTENTION, PLEASE;

I AM HAPPY TO WRITE AND SEND THIS MESSAGE TO YOU. I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER IT AS A CALL FROM A FAMILY IN DARE NEED AND GIVE IT URGENT AND FAVOURABLE REPLY. MY NAME IS MRS JOYCY VAYA, A CITIZEN OF KUWAIT AND THE WIFE OF LATE MR. WILLIAM VAYA THE FORMER CHIEF MECHANICAL ENGINEER WHO BEFORE HIS DEATH WAS THE MANAGER OF COTE D' IVOIRE,
FEDERATION IVOIRIENNE DES PRODUCTEURE DE CAFE-CACAO CORPORATION ( F.I.P.C.C )

IT WAS ONE OF THE ATTACKS BY THE REBELS THAT LEED TO THE KILLING OF MY LATE HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN LEAVING I AND MY SON TONNY AS THE ONLY SURVIVORS BECAUSE WE WERE NOT AT HOME. WHEN WE HEARD THE KILLING OF MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN WE FELT UNSAFE IN THE COUNTRY AND WE MANAGED TO ENTER ACCRA-GHANA, THROUGH THE HELP OF A FISHER MAN WHO OPERATE A FISHING VESSEL THROUGH A COASTAL RIVER FROM COTE D' IVOIRE TO GHANA.

PLEASE WITH US IS($13 200 000 000 ) THIRTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSANDS UNITED STATES DOLLARS DEPOSITED WITH A FINANCEIN SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN BY MY LATE HUSBAND BEFORE HIS DEATH. MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO SEEK YOUR ABLE ASSISTANCE AS A FRONT IN MOVING THIS FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY OR ACCOUNT. YOU WILL ALSO HELP US TO WISELY INVEST THE MONEY IN AREAS YOU DEEM LUCRATIVE AND FINALLY OBTAIN A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR US TO STAY COMFORTABLY THERE.

WE CAN NOT GO BACK TO OUR COUNTRY NOW. PLEASE BE MERCIFUL TO US AND AGREE TO HELP US MOVE THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ABROAD. WE AGREE TO GIVE YOU 15% TO SEE THAT THIS IS DONE. WE WILL SEND OUR PROOF OF THE FUND AS SOON AS WE FAVOURABLY HEAR FROM YOU AND PLEASE WE WANT YOU TO TREAT THIS TRANSACTION WITH ALL CONFIDENTIALITY FOR SECURITY REASONS. YOU CAN CONTACT ME OR MY SON TONNY WITH THIS VERY E-MAIL; joycy_vayaaa@yahoo.fr ) FOR MORE DETAILS AND WHAT TO DO NEXT.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

YOURS SINCERLY.
JOYCY VAYA .






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