419 scam: joy alamata <joy_alamata001@yahoo.co.jp> prithishetty@rediffmail.com, priya@engin.umich.edu, Priya8276@Yahoo.com, priyas

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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 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- philip_dickson5@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joy alamata <joy_alamata001@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: philip_dickson5@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:11:08 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: prithishetty@rediffmail.com, priya@engin.umich.edu, Priya8276@Yahoo.com, priyas@socrates.berkeley.edu, prs2@mindspring.com, PSingh8064@aol.com, PSRnatl@igc.org, ptpi@ptpi.org, Puffyd103@hotmail.com, pulc0002@tc.umn.edu, purdita.persaud@wausau.com, pweithers@nu-pulse.com, pyt29@hotmail.com, qnhussain@hotmail.com, QueenB1276@aol.com, queenb52@hotmail.com, QueenCoolie@hotmail.com, Queenjaml@hotmail.com, quik-pik@sympatico.ca, r_dandrade@yahoo.com, r_mootoo@hotmail.com, r_ramasamy@hotmail.com, Raakya@msn.com,

My Name is Diplomat Gary Philip Dickson from British America Diplomatic Corps, Following the on going WAR IN LIBYA I was assigned from my company on a special duty to assist SAFIA GADDAFI to MOVE some of his VALUABLES out of LIBYA COL SAFIA GADDAFI now have $25,000,000.00) Seventy Five Million United States Dollars move to United kingdom and is deposited in one of the leading security company vault here in Uk United Kingdom as a diplomatic LUGAGE. We need your kind assist to secure the fund in your name and invest in good faith especially now that COL GADDAFFI is Dead she need Urgency of this transaction. to secure this fund under your custody and make good investment pending when she is ready to make use of the fund.

Further details and guidelines to process the fund in your name out of of the bank here in united kingdom will release if you are willing and ready to render your kind assist with trust and sincerity.

For further details kindly reconfirm below personal information;

1, Your Full Name:

2, Your Full contact Address:

3, Occupation:

$ Direct Contact Phone Number:

This is legitimate and 100% risk free so long absolute confidentiality is mentioned.

Once again your urgency is needed

Sincerely yours

Diplomat,

Gary Philip Dickson

Email: Philip_dickson5@yahoo.co.jp

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