419 scam: "TAMER COHEN" <trung@vistar.vn> RE : PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND RESPOND

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "TAMER COHEN" <trung@vistar.vn>
Reply-To: tamer.mngr@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:25:11 +0100
Subject: RE : PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND RESPOND

DEAR FRIEND,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON TO YOU .MY NAME IS MR.TAMER COHEN.I AM THE PERSO=
NAL ACCOUNTANT TO MR.Al Saud, Bandar A CITIZEN OF SAUDI-ARABIA OF MY BANK W=
ITH ACCOUNT NUMBER 14-2551004/SCBFRUK/T WHO PERISHED IN A PLANE CRASH,ON MO=
NDAY,SEPTEMBER 2,1998 GMT 14:22 UK.FLIGHT 111- SWISSAIR WITH THE WHOLE PASS=
ENGERS ABOARD. =

PLEASE SEE BELOW LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION.
http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/ index.html
SINCE THE DESMISAL OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER, I PERSONALLY HAS WATCHED WITH KEE=
N INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS=
COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF $16,500.000.USD, [SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED =
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS] WHICH HAS BEEN WITH MY BRANCH FOR A VERY =

LONG TIME. =

ON THIS NOTE, I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEX=
T OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN.AND THE BANKING ETHICS=
HERE DOESNOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN REQUIRED YEARS, BECAUSE MO=
NEY WILL BE RECALLED TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED AFTER THIS PERIOD. =

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH A TRADE JOURNAL IF YOU CAN STAN=
D AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.I KNOW YOUR BELIEF AND RELIGION WOULD STRO=
NGLY PROHIBIT ANY BETRAY ACTIONS TO OTHERS, I WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTA=
L AMMOUNT UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE, I WILL SEND YOU BY E-MAIL THE =
APPLICATION, BANK'S =

FAX NUMBER AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. =

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE A=
ND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS ALL MODALITIES FOR FUND TRANSF=
ER CAN BE FINALIZED WITHIN FIVE BANKING DAYS, AFTER YOU APPLY TO THE BANK A=
S A RELATION TO THE DECEASED. =

WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER. KINDLY SEND ME AN E-MAIL SIGNIFYING YOUR DEC=
ISION INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.
YOURS RESPECTFUL,
TAMER COHEN

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