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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "missjoy11@cantv.net" <missjoy11@cantv.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:58:25 -0430
Subject: From Joy Moses

>From Joy Moses

How are you today? i was convince within my heart that i can trust you with
all my heart but my only fear now is that i hope and pray you beleive what
i have to tell you.

I am Joy as you rightly know, i am 19year, My mother was an frican American
while my father was from the french speaking colony of Cote D' Ivoire, i
was living with my mother not too far from Charleston building, 601 57th
Street,Charleston West Virginia USA. And i attended Charleston senior High
School,1201 Washington Street E, Charleston, WV.

I lost my mother sometimes ago and after her death i came to meet my father
for the very first time in Cote d'Ivoire, though he was also living in the
state before he relocated back to Cote d' Ivoire to set up a business.
Exactely two months and one week after i came to meet my father with the
help of US consulates he died, he was very sick when i came to meet him but
before his death there some document he gave to me and he told me that
everything he worked for in his life time is in the document when i
crosscheck the document i discovered that my late father deposited TEN
Million dollars in a Bank.

The reason i am telling you this is that i am just a girl and there is
little or nothing i could do on my own and again if my late father relative
find out that my late father left that kind of money in my care i don't
know what they might do to me, so i need! you to help me contact the bank
and claim the deposited Fund for me as my Guandian,and take me along with
you. If you do this for me apart from the love i will also offer you 20% of
the total money for helping me.Please i requested for your trust and
understanding because it might sound unbeleivable but it is the truth


Yours Truly
Miss Joy Moses





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