419 scam: Monica Edmond <monica_edmond03@cantv.net> Greeting Beloved

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Monica Edmond <monica_edmond03@cantv.net>
Reply-To: Monica Edmond <monica.edmond95@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:39:02 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Greeting Beloved

Good Day,

Please excuse me if I have infringed into your privacy. This may be strange anyway but I have no option but cry out. Having gone through your profile I think I am convince you are the right fellow to confide this to. I am Miss. Monica Edmond, a 22 years old girl and also a citizen of Cote Dâ€™Ivoire my father was adviser to Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo the former Cote dâ€™Ivoire President. I am contacting you to see if you will help me out for the claiming of my inheritance sum of US$4.5 Million which my late father deposited in Security company for investment before his death.

Actually I need you to assist me to receive the sum of US$4.5 Million which my late father deposited with a security and finance house which he declared the pallets as family valuables to the Security and finance house using me as his next of kin. If you are interested in helping me, I will like you to kindly give me your full name, your address, your telephone number, your mobile number so as to enable me introduce you to the Security and finance house as my late fatherâ€™s business associate and my guardian who is to receive the pallets on my behalf.

As soon as you send your full information as I requested, I will then introduce you to the Security and finance house so as to enable them advice you on the transfer of the pallets to your address without any delay. I am doing this because, since the death of my both parents, my uncles are all out to kill me because of my late father properties which they have pursue me out of the family house build by my late father which lead to my leaving Cote dâ€™Ivoire and now in Cape Coast Ghana so as to run for my dear life to avoid them killing me. If you agree to help me out, I will then invite you to chat so that I can chat with youÂ and then possible ask any question you may like to ask concerning to the business.

Regards,
Miss Monica Edmond

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