419 scam: Farland Ryam <shailesh@takefiveinc.com> PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united states dollars" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Farland Ryam <shailesh@takefiveinc.com>
Reply-To: farlandryamm@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:05:25 +0000
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

REDEEMING INSURANCE PREMIUM

Dear Sir/Madam,

I applaud you for finding time to go through this my little message. May I
request that you go through this write up very carefully in order to
understand it. I wish to use this opportunity to inform you of the sudden
death of one of our clients which I serve as the officiating Manager.

I write to seek for your indulgence on a thirty five million United States
Dollars insurance premium meant for his next of kin. I am an Insurance
agent by profession and these funds was supposed to be paid to my late
clientâ€™s next of kin as Life Assurance Policy which he undertook with our
company here in Thailand. He died suddenly (of heart attack) without
stating any next of kin and now the paying institution has mandated me as
the agent that I present the next of kin for his payments within a time
frame of 90 days (3months) from now after which the government will
confiscate the entire funds.

I am contacting you due to the fact that I want to present you as the next
of kin to my deceased client and with the papers in my possession, I will
make you the sole beneficiary to this payment by submitting your
credentials to the bank as the next of kin after which you and I will
share the proceeds equally among ourselves than leaving this opportunity
for other insurance agents to benefit or allowing it paid into the
government coffers as unclaimed policy.

Based on this development, and as a matter of urgency, you should
immediately provide your full names, contact address, telephone number,
and account information where you want this fund transferred.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards
Ryam Farland

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