419 scam: "Joy St. Germain" <ceo.md52@gmail.com> GOOD DAY

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan 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.
- joygermain208@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Joy St. Germain" <ceo.md52@gmail.com>
Reply-To: joygermain208@aol.com
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:20:18 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dear/Sir/Madam

Greetings I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, but
please consider it a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of
humility, am the only daughter of my later parents who died untimely in an
Egypt Air crash of 1999. You can view this web site for your perusal and
find the names of my parents who also perished in that ill-fated air
disaster. Since then I have been living with this pain till date.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/egyptair/article/0,,196602,00.htm

My late father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan Cote
Dâ€™ivoire. However since the death of my late parents I have lived with the
memories, before their death my late parents they had a joint account and
deposited sum of $3,500.000.00USD Three Million Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars left in a bank. All I need from you is Truthfulness,
Honesty and Sincerity assuring me that you can in all honesty and obedience
utilize the funds for it purpose and you will use %20 of this fund for your
effort input after the successful transfer of the fund to your nominated
account.

All documents and proves to enable you get this fund are here with me. If
you are interested send your personal details to enable us proceed.

Contact me on my email direct for more details:

Email:joygermain208@aol.com

Kinds Regards

Joy St. Germain

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