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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• 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.
  • joymonica2008@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joy monica <joymonica90001@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:12:40 +0100 (CET)
Subject: *****SPAM***** urgent reply


Spam detection software, running on the system "spam1.pem.inap.sea.dotster.net", has
identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message
has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label
similar future email. If you have any questions, see
the administrator of that system for details.

Content preview: HELLO DEAR, GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
I AM MRS, joy monica,A WIDOW TO LATE DAVID ROSS I AM 55 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW
A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM
ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS
THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE
THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING
THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN , AND DURING THE PERIOD OF
OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD'NT PRODUCE ANY CHILD. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY
AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND EALTH. THE DOCTORS
HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED
TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA, AND EUROPE . I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING
THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT. I AM WILLING TO DONATE T HE SUM OF $24
million that I have in the Vault of a security house in Europe for safe keeping.
TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND IS LYING IN A
SECURITY COMPANY , AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY, WHO PRESENTLY IS
IN LONDON WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR YOU FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY
IN YOUR NAME. LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL
BE SURE FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH
ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE
LOVE OF GOD AND THE SWEET FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.always reply to joymonica2008@yahoo.es YOURS IN CHRIST.
MOTHER Mrs, joy monica [...]

Content analysis details: (8.3 points, 7.0 required)

pts rule name description
---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
0.1 RDNS_NONE Delivered to trusted network by a host with no rDNS
2.1 TVD_PH_SUBJ_URGENT TVD_PH_SUBJ_URGENT
0.7 URG_BIZ BODY: Contains urgent matter
0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message
2.0 ADVANCE_FEE_2 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
1.9 UPPERCASE_75_100 message body is 75-100% uppercase
1.4 ADVANCE_FEE_3 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)

The original message was not completely plain text, and may be unsafe to
open with some email clients; in particular, it may contain a virus,
or confirm that your address can receive spam. If you wish to view
it, it may be safer to save it to a file and open it with an editor.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam