419 scam: "Mary Monshed"<mary1@twodreamfoundation.com> From Mary Monsahed

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mary Monshed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marymonshed@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 09:34:19 -0700
Subject: From Mary Monsahed

Hello

My name is Mary Monshed. I am from Libya but am currently living in Accra, Ghana, as a refugee. My late parents are famous mineral analysts, and they died during the civil war in Libya.

So after then, I have been searching for a liable and honest person who will help me stand and claim the boxes containing about gold, my late father deposited in a security company in Ghana, so my inheritance boxes can be released to you, until I was introduced to google advanced search by a friend and I came across your email contact and decided to contact you for your assistance to enable me claim this inheritance with you as my foreign partner and beneficiary for the boxes be released and delivered to you.

With all due respect and understanding, I hereby await your response to help me so my inheritance boxes can be released. Please, I really need your kind help, and as you do so, God will bless you.

Sincerely
Mary Monshed

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