419 scam: "Stephane Devos"<devos@ibibo.com> ADVICE PLEASE

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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 next of kin scam.
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.
- s.d2005@iname.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Stephane Devos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <s.d2005@iname.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:53:10 +0700
Subject: ADVICE PLEASE

Hi,

Please, however strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not meet personally or
had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense
benefit. However, this is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor against your will.

My name is Stephane Devos a Business Manager with Foreign Trade Bank (Cambodia office), am as well
an account officer to a deceased customer of our bank that shares the same last name as yours,who died
as a result of accident bleeding along Cambodian Thailand way on November 16th 2004.

The account of the deceased worth the total sum of Eighteen Million Seven Hundred and sixty five Thousand Dollars in our bank and has been
unclaimed due to unavailability of next of kin/relatives to claim the fund. In accordance with the escheat
laws in Cambodia as a kingdom, the Board Directors of the bank met forth night ago and resolved to turn
the fund of the deceased over to Government pause having waited for too long without the deceased
relatives/next of kin surfacing and if this is done, invariably, the funds will end up to become Government
property and it is as a result of this that am moved to contact you considering the fact that you share
almost the same name with the deceased.

In view of this, am seeking your cooperation and understanding to stand as the deceased next of kin to
enable us claim the inheritance before the period given by the bank elapse. If you are interested and in
agreement with me, get back to me quickly and I will send to you all the information you may need to
proceed without coming to Cambodia, and be rest assured that it is safe project and the
proceed/fund will be shared 60% me -40% you. once the fund are expatriated into your account
anywhere in the world.

Please reply me ASAP.

I await your prompt response, Email: s.d2005@iname.com
Best Regards.
Mr.Stephane Devos.

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