419 scam: Mrs Fatima Mahamoudou <mrskathleen37@gmail.com> From Mrs Gottfried S. Kathleen

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Fatima Mahamoudou <mrskathleen37@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsfatimam081@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:13:02 -0700
Subject: From Mrs Gottfried S. Kathleen

Dear Friend

I am Mrs. Fatima Mahamoudou, Product Development Head Private Banking
& Wealth Management at the foreign remittance department, I Have a
Business Proposal of $3.5million For You and I was compelled to use
this medium due to the nature of this project, I have access to very
vital information that can be used to transfer this huge amount of
money, which may culminate into the investment of the said funds into
your company or any lucrative venture such as business ventures in
Medical and Health care projects, Real estate projects, mining
projects, agricultural projects renewable energy projects, Oil and
Gas, start-up projects and business expansions / Loan with lower rate.
in your country, If you will like to assist me as a partner then
indicate your interest, after which we shall both discuss the
modalities and the sharing percentage.

Upon receipt of your reply on your expression of Interest I will give
you full details on how the business will be executed I am open for
negotiation.

Note you might receive this message in your inbox or spam or junk
folder, depends on your web host or server network.

Your swift response is highly needed.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Best Regards
Mrs Fatima Mahamoudou

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