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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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:
  • "dear beloved," (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)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.
• 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.
  • hammerjoyce01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hammer joyce <hammerjoyce01@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 06:05:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello



Dear Beloved,

My name is Hammer Joyce a Swedish national. I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months tolive, according to medicalexperts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone(not even myself)but my business. Though I am very rich, I wasnever generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret allthis as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a differentway from how I have lived it.

Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends .I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soulso,I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want thisto be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I haveDistributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Somalia and Malaysia.

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once askedmembers of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of Twenty Eight Million dollars ($28,00,000,00) that I have with a finance/Security Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and despatch it to charity organizations.

N/B: KINDLY NOTE THAT 30% of this funds must go to the tsunami victims,30% should go to the victims of huricane in the United Statea of America and another 25% for your effort and time. Please note that all correspondence as regards this project should be directed to my private mailbox. hammerjoyce01@yahoo.com

I await your prompt response.

Kind regards,

Mrs. Hammer Joyce


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