419 scam: mr son ho <mssonho@msn.com> From Mr Son Phan Ho

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: mr son ho <mssonho@msn.com>
Reply-To: <phanhocambodia@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:22:46 +0000
Subject: From Mr Son Phan Ho

>From Mr Son Phan Ho

Manager,
Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia Plc,
Sadamskor Branch, Phnom Penh,
Cambodia.

My name is Mr.Son Phan Ho. I am the manager of the Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia Plc Sadamskor Branch.I am writing
to solicit your assistance in the transfer of US$7,500.000.00.

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit during the last financial year. I
have already submitted an approved end of the year report for the year ending 2008 in April this year which is the
end of our financial year here to my head office and they will never know of this excess.

I have deposited this money in a suspense account with my bank.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your
assistance to receive this money into your bank account.

All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.

Mr Son Ho

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