419 scam: Mr Mak Chamroeun <makchamroeun7779@gmail.com> WORK WITH ME,

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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:
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Mak Chamroeun <makchamroeun7779@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrmak_chamroeun@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 14:35:21 +0700
Subject: WORK WITH ME,

Hello

I am Mr Mak Chamroeun, a solicitor at law and a personal attorney to a client of mine who hailed from your country here in after shall be referred to as my client. My client was a business man resident here in Cambodia.

My client died last year and since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

I have contacted you to assist in securing some money, the total sum of Nineteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only($US19,500,000.00) left behind by my client here before it is declared unclaimed by the bank where this funds was deposited.

The bank contacted me early last year and asked that I as the attorney to the deceased should present either his relatives or his next of kin so that they will release the money left in their custody by him to them.

Ever since then, I have made several attempts to locate any of his relatives so that they will come forward to put in claims to the said funds but unfortunately, I found out from his files with my chambers, that he did not have any living relatives. I therefore decided to locate somebody who bears the same surname and who is from his country of origin whom I will present as the relative to the bank.

The fact is that as the administrator of the estate here in Cambodia, is that anybody my office presents to the bank as his next of kin shall inherit the money and it is based on this fact that I ask you to get back to me immediately so that we both will discuss on terms of partnership in this issue so that I will forward your name to the bank introducing you as his legitimate next of kin.

Be advised that this transaction is 100% risk-free as this transaction will remain sealed for life at the conclusion which will not take more than two weeks to conclude.

I await your immediate response so that I will give you a more comprehensive detail as regards to this transaction.

Mr Mak Chamroeun

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