419 scam: "Mr.Vichear Sothiya"<vichearso@gmail.com> Greetings to you,

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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)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Vichear Sothiya" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sothiyac@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 01:23:11 +0700
Subject: Greetings to you,

From The Desk Of Barrister Vichear Sothiya
#64, Street 111, Sangkat Boeung Pralit,
Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
P.O. Box No. 172

Dear Sir/Madam,

Hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings inthe past. I'm Barr. Vichear Sothiya, i'm the Personal Attorney who Represented the interest of one Mr.Andreas Schranner a Business Man.I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the immense benefit it will be to both of us. After careful consideration, am soliciting for your assistance based on this proposition below,Mr.Andreas Schranner,a German National 64 years of age and a very prosperous property magnate made a deposit for investment, this amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this Suspense Bank Account stands at- $93.5MUSD {Ninety Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars} only.

He named his wife Mrs.Maria Schranner as the NEXT OF KIN to his Estate.Unfortunately Mr.and Mrs. Maria Schranner were killed in the 31 July, 2000 aboard German Concorde Flight AF4590 heading to New York, visit this webpage for more details:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stmI,we have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives,through the German High Commission here in Phnom Penh, Cambodia but to no avail and unsuccessful.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating this fund left behind by my late client Mr. Andreas Schranner because the Bank have asked me as his Personal Attorney to produce his next of Kin, the Banking System here in Thailand stipulates that if such money remains with the Bank for a period of 10 years it will be transferred into the coffers of Her Majesty's (THE QUEEN) Account of the Treasury In order to avoid this development.

First and foremost, I want you to know that as the only person privy to the files of my deceased client, i have the power to present you as the next of kin to my Late client and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law of your country and my Country too.
My questions are:-

1. Can you be Trusted?
2. Can you handle this project?
3. What will be your commission?

Finally, it is our humble prayer that this information as
contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.
May I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and i have taken care of all necessary modalities.

Yours sincerely,
Barr. Vichear Sothiya.

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