419 scam: "Mr. Sov Tok Vuthy" <mrokyuso@hotmail.com> Re: Get Back To Me For More Details

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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.
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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- sotokuv@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Sov Tok Vuthy" <mrokyuso@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sotokuv@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:36:46 +0700
Subject: Re: Get Back To Me For More Details

Greetings to you, My name is Mr. Sov Tok Vuthy, a Bank Officer, I occupy th=
e position of an accountant in this branch office here in Phnom Penh Cambod=
ia. It is with good spirit of heart I opened up this great opportunity to y=
ou. A deceased client of mine, was an oil dealer CEO/a textile company owne=
r, business man and also own a gold Mining Company/sales, who bears the sam=
e last name as yours, was among the death victims along with his family tha=
t occurred on 26th December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami disast=
er in Sumatra Indonesia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_ear=
thquake for more information. Our late Client had a fixed deposit valued at=
the sum of US$36,400,000.00 MILLION (Thirty Six Million Four Hundred Thous=
and United States Dollars Only) left behind before he met his end. I contac=
ted you so that I can present you as my late client next of kin, so that th=
e money can be transferred to your account, and we will share the funds equ=
ally, 50/50% to both parties. We shall go over the details once I receive y=
our urgent response through my email: sotokuv@gmail.com for more informatio=
n . Regards, Mr. Sov T. Vuthy

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