419 scam: "Madam Monka Amy"<madammonikaamy@mxbic.com> Dear Respected 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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Madam Monka Amy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <madammonkaamy@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:59:14 -0000
Subject: Dear Respected One,

Dearest one in the Lord,

may God be with you and your family,
I am Madam Monka Amy, born 20 August 1935, hailed from Cote D'Ivoire. I am suffering from

Throat Cancer and I am suffering very bitterly as I write you this message with help of a nurse
in the hospital.

My doctor just informed me that my days are counted considering my health status. My matrimonial situationis that I lost my husband and Two kids in Motor accident on 25 December 2008, So I have neither a husband nor children now whom I can WILL my heritage.

This is why I want a gracious way to help the less-privileged, widows, poor and the needy.
I
wished to give you this very heritage amounting the sum of (SEVEN Millions Five hundred Thousand )

United States Dollars for the Charity. I count on your sincere willingness to employ this fund in a Godly manner
.

I will wait to get your news soon With Good Heart From GOD, accept my cordial salutations.

Yours
be half of
Madam Monka Amy.

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