419 scam: "Katherine Hoodie." <t105578033@ntut.edu.tw> Donating Funds

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "Katherine Hoodie." <katherinepascal123@mypanel.biz>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 23:03:03 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Donating Funds

Dear Beloved,

Please kindly pardon me for any inconvenience this letter may cost you because I know it may come to you as a surprise as we have no previous correspondence. I am Mrs. Katherine Hoodie, I have been suffering from ovarian cancer disease and the doctor says that I have just few weeks to live. I am from (Paris) France, but I was in Africa with my late husband as importation and exportation Business family before he died and I starting this bad illness.

Now that I am about to end the race like this, without any family members and no child. I and my late husband have Millions Of Dollars in KCB Bank Kenya which I instructed the Bank to give St Andrews Missionary Home in Kenya after this sickness started. But my mind is not at rest because I am writing this letter now through the help of my laptop beside my sickbed.

We also have $17.5 Million US Dollars at Barclays bank and I instructed the bank to transfer the fund to you as a foreigner business partner that will apply to the bank, That they should release the fund to you to start building orphanage homes and help poor people with it. But you will assure me that you will take 20% of the fund and use 80% to the orphanage homes in your country and other countries for my heart to rest.

Respond to me immediately for further details, I have just few weeks to end my life due to the ovarian cancer disease, hope you will understand my point.

Thank You.

Your beloved sister in Lord.
Mrs. Katherine Hoodie.

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