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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- 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.
- joylentreya01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MRS .JOYLEN TREYA" <joylentreya@gmail.com>
Reply-To: joylentreya04@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:30:53 -0000
Subject: HELLO DEAR
HELLO DEAR
PLEASE CONTACT ME HERE joylentreya01@yahoo.com
Pardon me for
Contacting You Through this media. But please I am in Desperate Need of
your assistance; My Name is JOYLEN TREYA the wife of Mr.JOMIE PALMARES
TREYA Mayor of Rizal in Cagayan Province. Who Was recently in the
Philippine Killed by Gunmen on JUNE 12TH 2011. Well Threat During the
late husband on my life , He gave me the total sum of U.S. $ 5,200.000
(Five million two hundred Thousand united states dollars) and asks me to
put it in a metallic box .
Then deposit it in a security and finance company abroad just in case
anything ever Happen to him . I did deposit the total sum as He gave it to
me under a secret arrangement as a family valuable. This Means That the
security company does Not Know the content of this metallic box.Since the
death of my late husband , the Philippine state government has blocked me
and my late husband accounts Through the help of my late husband family.
Also my late husband brothers succeeded in Collecting Have All Our
properties from me That is under my control and They Are Still looking
for more.Therefore I am Contacting you to help me secure the sum Which I
Explain to you above , for the future of my kids.
Since my late husband family made it impossible for me to move out of my
late husband in Philippine house Please do tell me if I can trust you as
Who Will Not sit on this money When You Claim it. I am willing to Give you
20% of the total sum in box After That You Have successfully secured it.
Reasons for safety so That I can come over to meet you there in your
country for you to help me invest the money in a good business i will like
to hear from you so that i will Immediately know if i can trust you with
all my heart and if you are capable so that i Can send you my pictures and
my international passport and all the documents so That You Will Better
Understand and I will wait your message on my private email address /
PLEASE CONTACT ME HERE joylentreya01@yahoo.com
Best regards
MRS .JOYLEN TREYA
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