419 scam: "Tan Kimson"<tankimson1@gmail.com> GOOD DAY

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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.
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 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.
- ratha.soklengfirm@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tan Kimson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ratha.soklengfirm@mail.ru>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:28:16 +0700
Subject: GOOD DAY

Good Day My Friend,

Please Dear friend I got your contact through an
extensive search i did for a charity
purpose, I want to entrust a donation
to you for charitable project to handle
on my behalf, I am diagnosed of Cancer
24months ago before the death of my late
husband by assassin, and soon i will be
undergoing surgical operation in due time
which i pray to survive, and i want the
philanthropist work which my late husband
have been doing to continue, but because of
my health condition i will not be able to
carry out the work myself that is why i am
willing to hand it over to you to do with the
sum of $12,520,000.00 USD, to create shelter
for widowers, less privilege and poor people
in your community. I have earlier informed my
lawyer about my decision Willing the money to
you for Charitable purpose ONLY.

If you are interested sincerely, kindly contact my
lawyer Mr. Ratha via E-Mail Address: ( ratha.soklengfirm@mail.ru )
and call his Cellular phone number: +855 976043844.,
ensure that you write my lawyer with my reference. SrA35/673/79gf/679.

Thanks for your understanding. Be blessed.
Yours Respectfully,
Mrs. Tan Kimson

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