419 scam: Joy Mosses <joy.moses225@gmail.com> Dearest One,

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- ",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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Joy Mosses <joy.moses225@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Joy Mosses <joymoses71@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 10:21:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dearest One,

Dearest One,

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise because we do not know each other before, but I have my reason for contacting you believing God that this will usher in a long term relationship base on transparent honesty..
I am Miss Joy Moses 20years of age and contacting from Ivory Coast. I am an orphan being that I lost my parents. My late father was a cocoa and timber merchant until his death.
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He was assassinated by the enemies during the political crisis here. Before his death he made a deposit of Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$9,500,000.00) in a storage company here in Ivory Coast. This fund was meant for a purchase of a cocoa processing machine before the war broke up.Please,
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I am soliciting your assistance for the retrieval of this fund from the Storage Company and also safe-keep it in your country or any safer place of your choice pending when I will come over to meet with you for investment arrangements and also for the continuation of my education.Kindly indicate your true willingness and capability of helping me out of this situation.
I will tell you more about this project once you get back to me through my
Thanks and best regards.

Miss Joy Moses

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