419 scam: CHEA SOPHANY <cheasophany6611@gmail.com> DEAL REQUEST

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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- cheasophany6611@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CHEA SOPHANY <cheasophany6611@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:08:03 +0700
Subject: DEAL REQUEST

Greetings,

I am Mr Chea Sophany, It is my interest to contact you in respect of our
client from your country that opened a draft account in my bank, it is with
good Spirit of heart I opened up this great opportunity to you. Due to my
position I will need your co-operative assistance to surreptitiously move a
certain funds of our deceased client with NO CLANS to your account

The amount in this account is currently in Millions of United states
Dollars. I want to present you as the beneficiary/NEXT OF KIN of the
deceased. I will use my position and influence in our bank to make sure
they release this money to you for us to share. If I wait for days and did
not hear from you, I shall look for another person. Be rest assured this
deal i offered you is 100% risk free,all i need from you is your honest and
confidentiality to avoid loosing my job as am still active staff of the
bank,i contacted you as i don't want this fund to be confiscated by our
bank ,therefore we need to strike this deal together and this fund will be
wired into your bank account for our interest

Kindly get back to me for more details. Thanks

Regards

Mr Chea Sopahny
Reply in this email; cheasophany6611@gmail.com

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