419 scam: "Tan Haut"<mail@mailserver.com> Awaiting to hear from you soon

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Tan Haut" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tanhaut001@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 07:51:32 +0700
Subject: Awaiting to hear from you soon

Dear Sir/Madam,

Let me take this opportunity in introducing myself to you. I am Mr Tan Swee Huat the Deputy General Manager of Bills and Exchange at one of the Prime Asia Financial Firm, I also maintain a decent relationship to a deceased customer of our Firm, who died 4 years ago(Sept. 16, 2007) in Plane Crash in Thailand that Leaves 89 people Dead, One-Two-Go Airline, PHUKET, Thailand . Read More on :www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296946,00.html

The account of this deceased worth the sum of US$8.700,000.00 [Eight Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only] with us has been unclaimed due to unavailability of next of kin/relatives to claim the fund. I want us to complete the project and transfer the fund to your account for investment.

In accordance with the es-cheat laws in Cambodia as a kingdom, the Board of Directors of the Firm met forth night ago and resolved to turn the fund of the deceased over to Government, having waited for too long without the deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing and if this is done, invariably, the funds will end up in the Government purse and it is as a result of this that am propelled to contact you to present you as the next of kin to claim the fund and transfer to your account before the period given by the Firm 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 and more so I am assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement and the proceed/fund will be shared 60%-40% once the fund is transferred into your account.

Anticipating your swift response.

Yours faithfully
Mr Tan S.Huat.

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