419 scam: Joyce <pyfimob@rdsmail.ro> Hear A Cry of A Woman

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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!

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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.
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.
- tbjohnmi@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Joyce <pyfimob@rdsmail.ro>
Reply-To: <bjohnmi@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 02:41:27 -0700
Subject: Hear A Cry of A Woman

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I hope this mail meets you in good condition. As a function of our no
prior meeting, this may come as a surprise to you, but don't be alarmed.
My name is Joyce John Mills, Am 22 years old daughter of late Dr.Alfred
John Mills.

I write seeking your help in protecting my late father estate. Over
the past 8 years I have sat and watched my extended family and my
mothers families scramble for my late fathers estates, with every
measure of greed they can muster. It has left a once vast estate with
almost nothing, and neither of this sycophant group has viewed my future
or that of my kid brother as worth protecting.

Luckily with the aid of my late father attorney we were able to cover
some funds the sum of US$17,120,000.00 United states which neither of
these fighting groups is privy to.

Though this Estate and the Funds has been hidden from these groups,
they have the notion that such exists and has troubled the family of my
late father solicitor for information on same. Hence the need for me to
remove the funds from my country.

If you would aid me in this process, you will be handsomely rewarded.
The details of this process will be explained to you by my father
solicitor on event of your approval and subsequently the settlement will
be discussed.
It will also interest me if you can suggest a safe investment project
that the funds can finance.

I wait for your kind response through this email, tbjohnmi@yahoo.com

Yours Sincerely,
Joyce John Mills

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