419 scam: Joy Johnson <joy_johnson@outlook.fr> FROM MISS JOY JOHNSON,

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Joy Johnson <joy_johnson@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: Joy Johnson <joy_johnsonjoy@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:31:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MISS JOY JOHNSON,

FROM MISS JOY JOHNSON,

MAY THE PEACE OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, I KNOW THIS MAIL WILL
COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE WE HAVE NOT KNOWN OR COME ACROSS EACH
OTHER BEFORE. PLEASE DO NOT BE OFFENDED TO RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE, MY NAME IS JOY JOHNSON I'M 25 YEARS OLD, FROM FRANCE SINGLE.

I CONTACTED
YOU BECAUSE I WANT TO RELOCATE TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT AND I
NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE I INHERITED THE SUM OF(1.3 MILLION DOLLARS US) FROM
MY LATE FATHER WHO OPERATE IN COCOA EXPORT BUSINESS FROM IVORY COAST TO
FRANCE HE DIED DURING IVORIAN POLITICAL CRISIS IN IVORY COAST.

I
HAVE DECIDED TO RELOCATE WITH THE MONEY TO START A NEW LIFE, BECAUSE OF
MALTREATMENT I HAVE BEEN RECIVING FROM MY LATE FATHER FAMILY, AS I AM
WRITING YOU THIS MESSAGE.

THEREFORE I NEED YOUR HELP AS A FOREIGN
PARTNER WHO CAN ASSIST ME IN TRANSFER THE FUND FROM THE BANK WHERE IT
DEPOSITED TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.AFTER THE TRANSFER IS
CONFIRMED I WILL COME OVER AND THEN WE CAN SIT DOWN TOGETHER AND DISCUSS
ON INVESTMENT.

I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE BANK MANAGER AND HE
ASSURED ME HIS HELP AS SOON AS I AM READY TO GET THE FUND MOVED, THERE
FROM THIS IS 100% RISK FREE AND LEGAL.

I OFFER YOU 20% OF THE
FUND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TRUST WHY THE REMAINING 80% YOU WILL BE
KEEPING FOR ME IN YOUR ACCOUNT, IF YOU WILL ASSIST ME THAN I CAN SEND
YOU THE FULL DETAILS, I WILL ALSO SEND YOU MY PICTURE FOR YOU TO KNOW
THE PERSON YOU HER MAKING THIS TRANSATION WITH.

PLEASE LET THIS
BE BETWEEN THE BOTH OF US, IF YOU AGREED TO HELP ME RESPOND BACK, IF YOU
CAN NOT PLEASE KINDLY DELETE IT FROM YOUR MAIL.

I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU
MISS JOY JOHNSON.

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