419 scam: "Mrs. Monica Roberto" <stevenan28@gmail.com> Good day, I need your attention please.

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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 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)
- ",500,000" (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: "Mrs. Monica Roberto" <stevenan28@gmail.com>
Reply-To: monicaroberto770@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 11:12:57 +0000
Subject: Good day, I need your attention please.

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Good day;

This is Mrs. Monica Roberto a childless widow suffering from long time
illness (Cancer) from Poland living in CÃ´te d'Ivoire, There is funds I
inherited from my late loving husband the sum of (15,500,000.00
Million dollars) which he deposited in the bank before his death, I
need an honest and Faithful person that can use these funds for
humanitarian work.

Please use 70% of this funds for orphanages, schools, widows and other
humanitarian works,The remaining 30% should be yours for your efforts
as the new beneficiary. Get back to me for further directives.

Regards.
Mrs. Monica Roberto.

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