419 scam: Kate Kate <k8772142@gmail.com> Greeting From Kate

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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:
- ",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)
- "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Kate Kate <k8772142@gmail.com>
Reply-To: katek5135@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2022 01:02:37 -0800
Subject: Greeting From Kate

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Good Day,

My name is Mrs. Kate; I got your email address from your country
directory when i was searching for a reliable and God fearing person,
Please remember to always check your inbox, spam or junk folders as
you know network is very bad this days, Please is not a hoax or spam
mail.

Am sorry if you are embarrassed by my mail. I found your e-mail
address in the web directory, and I have decided to contact you for
this humanitarian work, but if for any reason you cant do this charity
work or you find this mail offensive, Please you can ignore it and do
not reply me. Please accept my apology.

I am an Esophageal Cancer patient, and presently hospitalized. My
doctor says I have a few months to live. I have been touched by God to
donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for good
work of God.I will be going in for an operation soon. I decided to
WILL/donate the sum of $5,500,000.00 to you for the good work of God,
to set up a foundation for the orphanage, widows and other people
around the world including the nurse
who God has use mightily to help me and in the cause of helping me he
lost his job.

Now I want you to stand as my next of kin to claim the funds for
charity purposes. Because of this money remains unclaimed after my
death, the bank executives or the government will take the money as
unclaimed fund and maybe use it for selfishness and worthless
ventures, I want you to claim this money and use it for Charity
works, for orphanages, widows and also build schools and churches for
less privilege that will be named after my late husband
and my name.

I need your urgent answer to know if you will be able to execute this
project, and I will give you more information and also the contact of
the bank so that you will contact the bank for the transfer to your
bank account.

I will provide you more details information after knowing your
willingness to handle this funds.

Thanks and God bless.

Mrs. Kate

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