419 scam: "Sister Joy"<sisterjoy@superposta.com> FROM REVEREND SISTER JOY KIRKMAN

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- sister.joy@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sister Joy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sister.joy@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 04:17:36 -0700
Subject: FROM REVEREND SISTER JOY KIRKMAN

GOOD DAY,

I' M REVEREND SISTER JOY KIRKMAN FROM OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH MADRID SPAIN IN EUROPE; IT'S VERY PATHETIC THAT WE LOST REV. FATHER MICHAEL MOBLEY OF OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH MADRID SPAIN. LATE REV.FATHER MICHAEL MOBLEY IS AN AMERICAN AND ALSO AN ORPHAN BUT NATIONALIZED IN OUR LADY OF MERCY MADRID SPAIN. LATE REV.FATHER MICHAEL MOBLEY DIED ON 5TH MARCH 2011 AND BEFORE HE DIED, HE MADE A WILL. I' M GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT LATE REV. FATHER MICHAEL MOBLEY MADE YOU THE BENEFICIARY OF HIS WILL A SUM OF $1,500,000.00 THROUGH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS. YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING HOW LATE REV. FATHER MICHAEL MOBLEY MADE YOU THE BENEFICIARY OF HIS WILL. LATE REV. FATHER MICHAEL MOBLEY MADE A RANDOM SAMPLING OF MANY PEOPLE’S E-MAIL ADDRESSES BY THE HELP OF MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL FIRM AND AMONG THE PEOPLE E-MAIL ADDRESSES, YOURS CAME OUT AS A DRAW AND THIS IS HOW LATE REV. FATHER MICHAEL MOBLEY MADE YOU THE BENEFICIARY OF HIS WILL. FORWARD THE DETAILS BELOW TO ME SO THAT I CAN FORWARD IT
TO THE LA CAIXA BANK SPAIN FOR T

1, FULL NAME.
2, CONTACT ADDRESS.
3, AGE 4,OCCUPATION.
5, PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER.

USE THIS EMAIL TO FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO ME. (sister.joy@aol.com)
I AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY.

BEST REGARDS & GOD BLESS YOU.

SISTER JOY KIRKMAN

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