419 scam: "Ms Joyce Frederick M. Wong"<msjoy@yahoo.com> I am from PHUKET THAILAND

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "% will be for you" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Joyce Frederick M. Wong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <msjoy.wong@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 10:01:28 -0500
Subject: I am from PHUKET THAILAND

Dear Trusted in God

My name is Ms Joyce Frederick M. Wong, I am from PHUKET THAILAND, my parents Mr and Mrs Frederick M. Wong and Lilla C. Wong died in air crash on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline Boeing 990 with other passengers on board. You can confirm this fact from the website which was aired by the BBC WORLD NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm and my only daughter died in the london BOMB ATTACK.

My late parents are very wealthy and after there death, I inherited the sum of $118,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Eighteen Million United State Of American Dollars) which i have managed all these while before i became sick and diagnose to die soon. This $118,000,000.00 is deposit with a Bank in Bangkok Thailand.

I am contacting you with regard to my last wish, i want 40% of the fund used to open a foundation for cancer in my name 35% for motherless babies less privilege and homeless in EUROPE,AMERICA, ASIA AND AFRICA and 25% will be for you because of your help and any other process you might undergo in caring out my wish.

Please i seek your utmost trust to help me accomplish this wish, please if you know that you will go against my wish as stated above do not reply me for God sake and remember GOD is watching us. and please know that without God every thing is vanity upon vanity. I will wait to read from you, Please contact me on my email.

Your Beloved in God,

Ms Joyce Frederick M. Wong.

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