419 scam: Joel Desire <joeldesire74@yahoo.com.ph> From joel desire

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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: Joel Desire <joeldesire74@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: joeldesire@ymail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:25:42 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: From joel desire

>From joel desire

Greetings. It is with great humility and respect that i am writing you this email to seek your assistance and partnership in recuperating the legacy my late father deposited with a security firm here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

Before i proceed, let me make my identity known to you. My name is JOEL DESIRE JR. The son of the late MR. DESIRE TAGRO, the former Interior Minister, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire who served with the regime of the ousted President Laurent Gbagbo. My late father was among the patriots who were with the former president in the presidential residence before it was attacked by the rebels fighting for the new president, Alassane Ouattara.

The presidential residence was attacked by the (FRCI) on the 11TH OF APRIL 2011, in efforts to capture the former president with his elites that took refuge inside the bunker at the residence, which led to sporadic gunfire that took away the life of my father and finally Mr. Gbagbo was captured same day.

The main reason why i have contacted you is because the new government of Alassane Ouattara and this canbinet are furious in treating us that are the close families elites to the ousted president. Therefore my continous stay here in Cote d'Ivoire is very risky and dangerous to my life.

So i am seeking your help to quickly recieve the deposited consignment in your country, which contains the cash sum of (8.000.000 EUROS). PLEASE KEEP THIS A VERY TOP SECRET TO YOURSELVE ALONE FOR SECURITY AND SAFETY REASONS. Even my late father did NOT tell the security firm that it is cash money in the consignment in order to secure it from theft by strangers. Rather he coded it as containing precious family and personal belongings.

Moreover if the new government of president Alassane Ouattara get to know about this, I WILL BE IN SERIOUS PROBLEMS, this is true. So I want to use this money to invest in my future on my arrival to your country and this investment shall be with your proposal and also under your control. We shall handle this transaction with UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY TO AVOID ANY PROBLEMS.

If you are willing to partner with me to quickly ship this consignment over to your country and we both make use of the money, then kindly revert back to me immediately confirming your interest which will enable me to forward to you more details about the deposit for our proceeding as i don't want to stay longer in this country, because my life is at big risk here, and i am currently in a hideout.

Yours Sincerely,

Joel Desire Jr.

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