419 scam: "Accountant John (FTB BANK)"<wesad1d@gmail.com> Investment Request.

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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:
- "million 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)
- "drcontactin@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Accountant John (FTB BANK)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drcontactin@foxmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:37:55 -0700
Subject: Investment Request.

Attention: Director/President/Owner/Manager
Good Day Sir/Madam

I am Mr. John Chu, director in Foreign Trade Bank Head office Phnom Penh , Cambodia and a personal Accountant to a deceased customer of our bank. It is with good spirit of heart I opened up
this great opportunity to you. This deceased client of mine shares almost the same name as yours, who died as a result of heart-related condition on 14 of November 2011. His heart condition was
due to the death of all the members of his family in the fukushima earthquake and tsunami disaster on the March 11, 2011 in northeastern Japan where they all lost their lives. More info
( http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110311-tsunami-facts-japan-earthquake-hawaii/ )There is a draft account opened in my bank in 2004 by this our deceased client, a national of
your country. He was an Engineer/business Tycoon here in Cambodia before his unfortunate death, leaving nobody as the next of kin of his account after his untimely death.

The amount in this account is currently US$39,000.000.00 (Thirty Nine Million United states Dollars Only). I want to present you as the beneficiary of the deceased. I will use my position and influence
in our bank to make sure they release this money to you for us to share. If I wait for days and did not hear from you, I shall look for another person.

Kindly get back to me for more details. (drcontactin@foxmail.com )

Mr John Chu
Executive Director
>From Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) Head Office, Phnom Penh Cambodia

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