419 scam: "carolinkwan@gmail.com" <carolinkwan@gmail.com> Donation From Mrs Caroline Kowan

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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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "carolinkwan@gmail.com" <carolinkwan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "carolinekowane@gmail.com" <carolinekowane@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2021 14:19:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Donation From Mrs Caroline Kowan

My name is Mrs.Caroline Kowan, a German citizen. I am a widow suffering
from breast cancer and renal failure, as a result I may not last till the
next two months according to my doctor's report. I was married to my late
husband Mr. Frank Kowan worked with BASF (Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik)
Germany, and we were married for many years without a child before his
death.
I am 52 years old woman.I inherited the sum of sum of â‚¬3.2 million Euro
from my late husband, and I am in serious need of a good and honest person
who will claim the funds from the Bank where it was deposited and funds use
for donations to less-privileged and orphanage homes, building schools for
the destitute and disaster affected people.
I decided to contact you for this donation as part of my contribution to
help mankind and i would be happy anywhere i may be.I do not need any
telephone communication in this regards because of my present health
condition in accordance to my doctor's guideline report, get back to me so
that I will direct you to the Bank where this funds were deposited by my
late husband Mr. Frank Kowan, to enable you retrieve the funds in my name
as the next of kin if you can be able to carry out this humanitarian
projects as i have wished.
Best regards.
Mrs.Caroline Kowan

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