419 scam: "Mr. D. K. Phawin (QC)" <drgaryban10@gmail.com> Greetings ,

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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:
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- darakosalphawin@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. D. K. Phawin (QC)" <drgaryban10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: darakosalphawin@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:56:17 +0200
Subject: Greetings ,

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REF KAMI: MIBKHM / SIBKH
TANGGAL: 07/30/2019

Greetings ,

It is my modest obligation to write you this letter as regards the
Authorization of your owed payment through our most respected
financial institutions in (Cambodia). I am Mr. Dara Kosal Phawin, the
Investment Banker on foreign operations Department in my Bank.

This is to formal enlighten you of the Cambodia Government in
Conjunction with World Bank, has empowered my bank after much
consultation and consideration to handle all foreign dormant accounts
in our bank to be release to their appropriate beneficiaries (Next of
Kin) after a number of years of evidence about the depositors death,
since you are sharing a similar information with my late Client whose
fixed deposit account was an (Open account) without officially next of
kin to the account, and this makes it more easy for me as his personal
lawyer to provide someone with a similar informationâ€™s from your
country.

This is between me and you, and i found you more qualify to place you
in this platform as the beneficiary since without it the fund will be
confiscated to the government treasury account without any remorse,
with my position as the coordinator/Manager, you only need to follow
up my instruction and this will legally transfer to your account and i
will come over to meet you in your country for the sharing ratio we
are going to agree on, meanwhile, if you are not ready or capable to
handle this business opportunity with me, do not bother to reply on
the receipt.
Thank you
Mr. D. K. Phawin (QC)
darakosalphawin@yahoo.com

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