419 scam: "Veerachit Limvong"<veerachit.limvong@yahoo.com> I am waiting for your response

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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:
- "million pounds" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Veerachit Limvong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <veerachitlimvong@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:38:41 -0800
Subject: I am waiting for your response

Hello,

My name is Veerachit Limvong a Director of a bank here (Barclays Bank Plc) in London - U.K, please take your little time and read my mail carefully.

There is a sum of 10 Million Pounds deposited since 2012 by late Mr. Bong-Woo Park a Citizen of South Korea. Mr. Bong-woo Park died in 2013. I have tried to trace any member of his family so that they will come and claim his deposited money, but I could not locate his family members. According to the British Law, if the account remain dormant for a complete period of two years, the money will be recovered by the British Government as an abandoned funds. Now, I am contacting you for you to stand as his relative or business partner you and I will share the money equal after claim, 50% for you and 50% for me. I promise you that you will never regret your involvement in this business as I will make it successful using my position as a Banker and insider.

I will give you more details after hearing from you.

I am waiting for your response shortly.

Yours sincerely

Veerachit Limvong

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