419 scam: "MRS. KATHERINE PASCAL" <jg8948184@gmail.com> Dearest One,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- pastor.john19714@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. KATHERINE PASCAL" <jg8948184@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pastor.john19714@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:35:57 -0700
Subject: Dearest One,

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HELLO MY DEAR FRIEND,

GREETINGS FROM MRS. KATHERINE PASCAL, I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT
OUR SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO A BENIN ACCOUNT WITH THE
CO-OPERATION OF A NEW FRIEND FROM BENIN WHO IS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN
BASED IN THE BENIN REPUBLIC.

PRESENTLY I AM IN INDIA FOR MY CANCER OPERATION THE DOCTORS TOLD ME THAT I
HAVE LITTLE CHANCE TO SURVIVE THIS OPERATION. BUT I AM HAPPY BECAUSE MY
FRIEND HAS ALREADY STARTED THE INVESTMENT PROJECTS AS I TOLD HIM. TO BUILD
ORPHANAGES AROUND THE WORLD, NOW I WANT TO NOTIFY YOU THAT I HAVE DEPOSITED
SOME FUNDS ($500,000 USD) FOR YOUR COMPENSATION WITH BARCLAYS BANK WHICH
THEN ISSUED AN ATM CARD IN YOUR NAME AND KEPT IT FOR YOU AS I HAVE
INSTRUCTED THEM.

NOW YOU HAVE TO CONTACT PASTOR JOHN, ON HIS CONTACT BELOW AS HE IS THE
PERSON IN CHARGE OF YOUR ATM CARD, JUST SEND HIM AN EMAIL THAT I AM THE ONE
THAT DIRECTED YOU TO CONTACT HIM IN RESPECT OF YOUR ATM CARD.

CONTACT HIM THROUGH E-MAIL:
CONTACT NAME: PASTOR JOHN
E-MAIL:(pastor.john19714@gmail.com)

AND YOU SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW WHENEVER YOU RECEIVE YOUR ATM
CARD AND START WITHDRAWING WITH IT. ALTHOUGH I AM VERY WEAK NOW BECAUSE OF
MY CONDITION, I WILL SOON HAVE MY SURGERY. DO PRAY FOR ME.

YOUR SISTER
MRS. KATHERINE PASCAL.

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