419 scam: "JOYCE MIDDLETON"<in_office3@usa.com> RE:GOOD DAY FRIEND !!!

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "JOYCE MIDDLETON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jmiddleton071@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:13:20 -0700
Subject: RE:GOOD DAY FRIEND !!!

GOOD MORNING FRIEND, HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY AND HOW WAS YOUR NIGHT?

I KNOW YOU MAY BE WONDERING TO RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE FROM A COMPLETE TOTAL STRANGER YOU HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE, I AM USING THIS AS THE ONLY MEDIUM TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AT THE MOMENT DUE TO MY HEALTH CONDITION IN BRIEF MY NAME IS JOYCE MIDDLETON, FROM INDIANA UNITED STATES. I RESIDE HERE IN 1937 LAFAYETTE AVE APT 2D LEBANON,INDIANA 46052

I WANT TO PASS THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO YOU DUE TO MY PRESENT CONDITION AND I WANT YOU TO MAKE USE OF IT VERY WELL WHEN IT GET TO YOU, I AM INTO TRADING BUSINESS WHICH KEPT ME BUSY AT ALL TIME TRAVELING FROM STATES TO UNITED KINGDOM ON MY BUSINESS AFFAIRS AS I LOST MY HUSBAND AND THREE CHILDREN THROUGH A CAR ACCIDENT, AFTER THIS I CAME ACROSS YOUR CONTACT DETAILS IN THE INTERNET DIRECTORY WHICH I HAVE DECIDE TO GIVE YOU SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000usd) IN MY ACCOUNT WITH THE BUTTER FIELD BANK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, I WILL HELP YOU FINANCIALLY, IF YOU NEED HELP PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON YOU CAN.

AWAITING YOUR RESPOND

BEST REGARD
JOYCE MIDDLETON

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