419 scam: SO THEANG <sreyleakphen@gmail.com> INTENT

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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:
- "with absolute secrecy" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: SO THEANG <sreyleakphen@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sottheang@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:57:24 +0700
Subject: INTENT

I am sorry for this interruption. I have no other way to reach you than
these ways, if the contents here under are contrary to your moral ethics.
Please accept my apology, but please treat with absolute secrecy and
personal.

With due regards, my name is (Mrs. So Theang) banker by profession in
Kingdom of Cambodia and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and
Accounting unit.

There is a draft account opened in my bank in 1998 by a long-time client,
He was a CEO/a textile company owner, business man, a miner at Kruger
mining company here in Cambodia, he was also a geologist and a mining
consultant to several other mining conglomerates operating in Cambodia,
china, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam.

Before he passed away on the November 16th 2004 by car accident with his
wife and two children along Cambodia Vietnam road, leaving nobody as the
representative of his account after his death, I want to present you as a
representative; I will use my position and influence to make sure that this
money moves it to your account, after our verification and I will tell you
the amount in total.

Please Manage My Poor English
If comfortable with you, we can Skype to view each other
or facebook
My facebook name: (SoTheang)

Yours in Service
Mrs. So Theang.

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