419 scam: Doris Issa <j_mason231@yahoo.com> From Doris Issa

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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:
- ",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)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Doris Issa <j_mason231@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: doris_issa1144@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:58:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Doris Issa

Doris Issa

From Burkina Faso,

Dearest,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business

relationship with you, My Name is Doris Issa the only daughter and

the only child of late Dr Richard Issa, I am 20 years old girl,My

father was a Finance minister in government of Burkina Faso.

Before the death of my father on 2nd Occtober 2011 my father told me

that he deposited sum of (USD $7,000,000.00 Million U.S Dollars ) in

a bank here in Burkina Faso,

He also made me to understand that it was because of his position that he was poisoned by Government associates while on a conference meeting in Paris France with them and he instructed me to look for a foreign partner not from this country who will help me and transfer this money out of here and invest it for me, my purpose of

contacting you is for you to help me and transfer the money into

your account.

I hope you will not betray the trust I have on you because this

money is my only hope in life and you will also help me to relocate

over to your country to continue my education while you will invest

my own share of the money for me viably, I will compensate you with

30% of this money for your kind assistance to me,

I can assure you there is No Risk involve, the money is an

inheritance from my late father I also secured the deposit documenof the fund with me.

I am waiting to hear from you.

Yours Sincarelly

Doris Issa

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