419 scam: " Trung Dovan" <tranngoc@lamdong.gov.vn> Donation

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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:
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "chengdariya@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: " Trung Dovan" <tranngoc@lamdong.gov.vn>
Reply-To: <jimchlawfirms@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 19:37:44 +0700
Subject: Donation

Dear beloved

I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I Believe Everyone
will die someday. My name is Mrs. Meng Yoshida I have been diagnosed
with esophageal cancer.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided
to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the
last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to
some charity organizations in the Oman, yemen and Syria. Now that
my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.

I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in
Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to
themselves.Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be
contended with what I have left for them.The last of my money which no
one knows of is the huge cash deposit of united state dollars
$8,700,000.00 that I have with a finance/Security Company. I will want
you to dispatch it to charity organizations if only you will be sincere.
Contact my lawyer if you are interested in carrying out this
task, so that he can arrange the release of the funds to you.
Email:(chengdariya@qq.com)

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Meng Yoshida

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