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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Katherine Bouake <mrskatherinebouake@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:13:15 +0000
Subject: Good Day and Best Regard Dearest One.

Greetings Dear

Good Day, My Warmest Regards to you and your beloved Ones, I am
Katherine Bouake, I am contacting you from hospital here for important
information which I will like to discuss with you, something very
important. I'm really in a pitiable situation here in this hospital, I
want to set up a Charity Project and business investment in your
Country under your control with my inheritance funds.

I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr. Kenneth
Bouake, the sum of $4.500.000 Four Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars which he deposited in a Bank here and some 150 kilos
quantities of Alluvial Gold Dust which he deposited in a security
storage company in France, please reply to confirm your email address
and for more details. I lost my late husband by the Corona Virus
Disease, I will need your urgent response because my health situation
is very critical, I don't know what is going to happen next, Kindly
try and respond back to me.

Thank You very much and I am waiting for your urgent response
concerning this very important message, have a peaceful moment with
lots of love, respect and humility.

Yours Sincerely

Katherine Bouake

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