419 scam: "Dr.Chenn Buna"<buchenn@qq.com> Hello dear

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Chenn Buna" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drbchenn@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:36:36 +0700
Subject: Hello dear

Dear Friend,

I am Dr.Chenn Buna, manager of a financial firm here in Asia.
I am contacting for a good proposal that will benefit both of us if you are interested, please reply back and let's benefit from this golden opportunity.

You are my first contact, and i am contacting you because I need to do this with someone outside my country for security reasons, it’s not the type of deal you let someone around you to be aware of, My banks do not even know that I am contacting you.

I will explain better the process, when I see your response, I shall wait for days and if I do not hear from you, I shall look for another person.

Regards,
Dr.Chenn Buna.

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