419 scam: "Tan Chheng"<tkim@mynet.com> ref; KhMr/0743/Q85kh

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- rathasoklengfirm@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tan Chheng" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rathasoklengfirm@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 07:01:15 +0700
Subject: ref; KhMr/0743/Q85kh

Hello,

I want to entrust a donation to you for charity project to handle on my behalf, I was diagnosed of cancer after the sudden death of my late husband. you can read little about the story. Link http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oknha-brutally-killed/
I will be undergoing surgical operation in time which i pray to survive it. I want the philanthropist work of my late husband to be continued, because of my health condition i will not be able to handle the work myself that is why I am willing to hand over $9,997,800.00 USD to you to continue the good work. Creating shelter for widows, less privilege, and poor people in your community. I have told my lawyer about my decision willing the money to you for charity purpose, please if you are sincerely interested to handle this charity project from your wholehearted. Kindly contact my lawyer Mr. Rathanak Sokleng E-Mail Address rathasoklengfirm@yahoo.com.vn his phone number +85516649970

Ensure that you send him message with my ref; KhMr/0743/Q85kh

Yours Truly,
Mrs. Tan Kim Chheng

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