419 scam: "Mr.Pak Chanproseth,"<pakchanproseth02@gmail.com> I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE!

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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Pak Chanproseth," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pakchanproseth01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:31:21 +0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE!

Dear friend,

My Name is Mr.Pak Chanproseth, a personal Accountant/Executive board of Directors working with Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia (FTB).
A deceased Customer that shares the same last name as yours,a national of your country who died as a result of heart-related condition on march 2005.His heart condition was duo to the death of the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26 December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia where
they all lost their lives.

He was a geologist and consultant to several other mining conglomerates operating in Cambodia,China,Taiwan,Japan,Indonesia.He has left $19,340,000{Nineteen Million Three Hundred and Forty Thousand United States Dollars} with our bank for many years and no next of kin has come forward all these years for claim.I want to present you as a beneficiary next of kin,I will use my position and influence in our bank to make sure they release this money to you for us to share.
Please get back to me as soon as possible for more details if you are interested in my proposal,

Best Regards
Mr.Pak Chanproseth
Member Board Directors
Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia
Phnom Penh

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