419 scam: Monica Brown <dashkovskiy@fpn.asu.ru> Hi

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Monica Brown <dashkovskiy@fpn.asu.ru>
Reply-To: brown.monica26@aol.com
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:57:13 +0530
Subject: Hi

--
Good day to you, how are you doing? My name is Monica Brown Bernhardt. I
am a U.S. Marine Specialist, serving here in Syria. I found a box
containing the sum of $25,000,000.00 USD (Twenty Five Million United
States Dollars) due to my status as a U.S. Army Specialist, I would not
be able to transfer this funds to my account in United States. I need
your help to evacuate this funds and also keep it until I finish my
service here in few weeks and come get my share of it. The box will be
addressed as family valuables from me to you. If this is possible for
you to do, I need your assurance that it will be safe in your care. You
may be wondering why i decided to communicate with you, I have no one to
discuss this with. I am an orphan. I am alone with no family. Please
assist me to secure a brighter future. Trusting someone is very
difficult, but i give you my trust and my word, and also i need your
trust to make this a success. Your acceptance to this would really
encourage me. Kindly let me know your conclusion to my request so we can
proceed to get this completed as soon as you can. With a sincere heart,
i am willing to give you 35% from the total sum for your assistance and
willingness to help me. Please do not betray my trust and confidence in
you. If you truly accept to help me, please reply me quickly.

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