419 scam: "Mrs. Monica Francisca"<monicacsca@hotmail.com> I. saw your name and email addres

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
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.
- government.pay.unit01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Monica Francisca" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <monicacisca@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:42:11 -0700
Subject: I. saw your name and email addres

I am Mrs. Monica Francisca, I am a US citizen, 51 years Old. I reside here in Taiwan, I am one of
those that took part in the Victims in Nigeria and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $20,000
trying to get my payment all to no avail, So I decided to travel down to Nigeria and I was
directed to meet the victims payment Attorney, and I contacted him, he explained everything to me
and He said who ever is contacting us through emails are fake, so He took me to the paying bank
for the claim of my victim payment, Right now I am the happiest Woman on earth because I have
received my victim payment US$750.000.00, the payment Attorney showed me the full information of
those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your name and email address, that is why I
decided to email you, better contact him directly on this details below.

Head of Pay Office
Name: Attorney Mr. Amos Billy
Email: government.pay.unit01@gmail.com

The only money I paid after I met the payment Attorney was just $320 for my fund permit so take
note of that.

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