419 scam: "Andriy Bohdan"<kohler.customercare@kohler.com> YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.

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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.
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.
- bohdanprayers@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andriy Bohdan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bohdanprayers@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 21:30:23 -0800
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.

Hello,
I am Andriy Bohdan from Donetsk and Luhansk, My family and I are deeply affected by the current state of war in Ukraine, my parents were killed in Kyiv explosions, our home destroyed and I am currently taking shelter in a camp with my sister Nadiya who is 14 and my heart is sharttered,she sustained a serious injury when we try to escape accross the boarder. we are starving and I have contacted you because I need your urgent help/assistant to save her life and other members of my family, during our escape, My sister Nadiya encountered a big injury, as I speak to you now the doctor managed to remove part of the bullet from her. The doctor said he does not have the necessary facility to carry out the required surgery(treatment) on her and I cannot take her to a bigger hospital because of how the border security has been restraining people above 18 years and my sisters life (Health) is at a critical point and I and my family don't want to lose her.

Kindly help in sending the doctor some money to facilitate treatments for my younger sister Nadiya Bohdan.

Please help me to save my little sister and I beg you with the name of GOD.
May the almighty God(Allah)reward you and bless you. the windows of heaven will always be open for you with God blessings.
I wait to hear from you Please
Thanks.
Andriy Bohdan
Email: bohdanprayers@gmail.com

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