419 scam: Joyce Russell <joycerssll@yopmail.com> YOUR $1 MILLION DOLLAR ACCRUED INTEREST

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million 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)
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.
- henryiheoma@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- of this money in the house. his direct number is , ( henryiheoma@gmail.com ) . tell him that the vice president (alhji namadi sambo ) (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Joyce Russell <joycerssll@yopmail.com>
Reply-To: joycerssll@sify.com
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:17:49 +1100
Subject: YOUR $1 MILLION DOLLAR ACCRUED INTEREST

Attn: The Beneficiary

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Ms.Joyce Russell the personal assistant to the chairman senate
committee on Debt settlement , I put lots of things in consideration
before contacting you because of the nature of this letter .I just want to
let you know that there is gazetted (in-house payment) going on now in
the National Assembly. This payment is favoring ONLY those that are
friendly to the senators and those in the presidency. But fortunately
enough your name and draft has been short- listed and approved for
payment.

But since this payment exercise I noticed that your payment file has
been laying fallow and nobody is even touching it ,I now discovered that
maybe you are not aware or you do not have anybody to assist you push your
file. for your information ,the accrued interest of your funds of one
million dollars has been singed /released.

As I am talking to you, it is right under my desk pending when my Boss
will ask me to bring it. I am disclosing this to you as a woman hoping
that you will not implicate me .Meanwhile, I want you to contact my Boss
senator Henry Iheoma, He is the one in charge of the disbursement of this
money in the house. His direct number is , ( henryiheoma@gmail.com ) .

Tell him that the vice president (Alhji Namadi Sambo ) is your friend that
he directed you to call him to release your draft for you with immediate
effect. I believe that as soon as he hears that the vice president is your
friend he will not hesitate to attend to you because I have seen few
people that the vice president sent to him and their draft has been
released I will be here also to direct you on what to do.

Please don't mention my name for what so-ever reason if at all you want me
to retain my job. Just ask him how you will get your draft because it is
ready and must reach you within 48hrs, and you must bear in mind that the
BANK DRAFT is from GERMANY, this is because they government decided to use
our affiliate bank in Germany, also note that they will demand you come
down to Nigeria and pick it up, or demand that you send the delivery fees,
so, it will be your choice to choose which ever one that you will like to,
either you will like to come down here and pick up thr BANK DRAFT, or you
will send them the delivery fees, of which I am sure will be a very small
amount of money, this is from the experience I have got from the other
people who have collected their BANK DRAFT in the past.

Note (Now your new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632
Password No: 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 ,Certificate of Merit Payment No
: 103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433
; Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Finally let me know as soon as you contact him.

Waiting for your immediate response.

Best regards

Ms.Joyce Russell
(Sec to the Chairman)
Senate Comm. on Debt settlement.
Email: joycerssll@sify.com

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