419 scam: joy peter <joypeterss@att.net> From Miss joy peter,

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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 send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: joy peter <joypeterss@att.net>
Reply-To: joy_peterr20@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 22:12:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Miss joy peter,

From Miss joy peter,

11 rue d'cocody,

Abidjan , Cote d'Ivoire

Dearest one,

Greeting to you, my name is joy peter I am 24 yrs and I am Ivory Coast nationality and I live in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. I am the daughter of Mr.Daniel.Peter, a great businessman and farmer from coffee and cocoa. Indeed, my father was assassin by his partners who I believed they profit from his death. And unfortunately for me, I'm orphans child now without my family. As the only daughter of my parents, I normally bee the beneficiary to the total sum of (US$ 9.700, 000) NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS that my father deposited in a security company here in Cote d'Ivoire , for this I am pleading you, please kindly read this letter of my life and have a heart of kindness to help me to transfer my money into your account in your country for investment so that I will be able to come to you to follow up with my high school education.

Please, I know you're in good faith, help me because I am without family and I promise you a guarantee of 30% of my money once the money is transferred into your country 15% as interest and 15% as costs determined to me for any expenses, and 70% will be for investment in your real estate. Note: I have the funds deposit documents which my father issued to me before his death to prove that what I am telling you is for really.

I will be expecting to read from you soonest.

Kind regards

Miss joy peter

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