419 scam: Mrs Annie H Kim <margaretekoche@gmail.com> Pozdrowienia

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Annie H Kim <margaretekoche@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsanniehyeminkim@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:49:19 +0000
Subject: Pozdrowienia

Pozdrowienia,
PiszÄ™ do Ciebie ten list w zwiÄ…zku z moim zmarÅ‚ym klientem, ktÃ³ry nosi to
samo nazwisko co Ty. MÃ³j nieÅ¼yjÄ…cy juÅ¼ klient zginÄ…Å‚ w wypadku
samochodowym, z ktÃ³rego krewnymi nie mogÄ™ siÄ™ skontaktowaÄ‡, poniewaÅ¼ nie
sporzÄ…dziÅ‚ WOLI, a do mojego kraju przyjechaÅ‚ jako maÅ‚e dziecko. Jestem do
tego zmuszony, poniewaÅ¼ nie chciaÅ‚bym, aby bank wepchnÄ…Å‚ fundusze mojego
klienta do skarbca banku jako nieodebrane dziedzictwo, a kwota, o ktÃ³rÄ…
chodzi, wynosi 6,8 miliona dolarÃ³w i 250 kilogramÃ³w zÅ‚ota zdeponowanych w
dziale bezpieczeÅ„stwa banku na przechowanie.
ZmarÅ‚ bez zarejestrowanej najbliÅ¼szej rodziny, w zwiÄ…zku z czym fundusze
majÄ… teraz otwarty mandat beneficjenta. Na szczÄ™Å›cie oboje macie to samo
nazwisko, wiÄ™c bardzo Å‚atwo bÄ™dzie sprawiÄ‡, byÅ›cie zostali jego oficjalnymi
najbliÅ¼szymi krewnymi. JeÅ›li jesteÅ› zainteresowany, daj mi znaÄ‡, abym mÃ³gÅ‚
podaÄ‡ Ci szczegÃ³Å‚owe informacje na temat tego, co mamy robiÄ‡.
Z wyrazami szacunku,
Pani Annie Hyemin Kim

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