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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.
- 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: "joyentreya02@libero.it" <joyentreya02@libero.it>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 17:22:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: hello
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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