419 scam: Wee Cheong <cheongw482@gmail.com> GET BACK TO ME ITS AN URGENT DEAL

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- cheongw482@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Wee Cheong <cheongw482@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 13:27:01 -0800
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ITS AN URGENT DEAL

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

I offer my friendship and believe you will accept me with good heart, I
was pushed to contact you and see how best we can assist each other. I am
Wee Cheong, a bank Officer here in Bangkok Thailand with United Oversea
Bank (UOB). A citizen of your Country named Allen , who was into the Gold
business here in Bangkok had a fixed deposit with my bank in 2007, valued
at US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars) the due date for this deposit was last 19th of March 2016. Sadly
Allen was among the victims in the recent Air_Crash in Russia involving
sixty two passengers in the Central Region of Rostov On Don. Allen did not
mention any Next of Kin/ Here when the account was opened, and he was not
married and had no children. My bank management is yet to know about his
death, I am now seeking your cooperation to present you as Next of Kin/
Heir to the account, since you have the same last name with him and my bank
headquarters will release the account to you and we share the money
equally. Reconfirm your (1) Full name (2) Address.Kindly contact me through
my email address:( cheongw482@gmail.com ) to enable me send you more
details about this transaction. Regards, Wee Cheong.

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