419 scam: "MR. HOUT IENG TONG"<tonghoutieng@gmail.com> Re: BUSINESS 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:

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- houtigtong@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. HOUT IENG TONG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <houtigtong@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:48:12 +0200
Subject: Re: BUSINESS REQUEST

Dear Friend,

I am Mr HOUT IENG TONG worked with Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia (FTB),
now with Executive Council of the Association of Banks in Cambodia. It is
with good spirit of heart I open up this great opportunity to you.. A deceased client of mine that shares the same last name /surname as yours
died as a result of heart-related condition on March 12th 2005. His heart
condition was due to the death of all his family members who were on
vacation and died in the Bam earthquake disaster on the 26th December 2003
in Bam City of Iran where they all lost their lives. More info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Bam_earthquake

There is a draft account opened here in my bank since 1999 by my late
client, a national of your country. He was a geologist, a business man, a
miner at EMED Mining International company here in Cambodia and also a
mining consultant to several other mining conglomerates operating in china,
Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam before he passed away, leaving nobody as the next
of kin / inheritor of his account after his death.

The fixed amount in this account is $32,640,000{Thirty Two Million Six
Hundred And Forty Thousand United States Dollars)). I want to present you as the
beneficiary using my position and influence in our bank to make sure the
bank releases this money to you for us to share. I have all the details and
required information to make you the beneficiary to the funds. This
transaction bears no risk. If I wait for days and I do not hear from you, I
shall look for another person.

Kindly get back to me for more details via email address: houtigtong@gmail.com

Sincerely Yours

MR. HOUT IENG TONG

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