419 scam: "MRS JONG KIM YOUNG"<eaes88@pchome.com.tw> GREETING FROM PHNOM PENH CAMBODIA.

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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)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- jongkimyoung46@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS JONG KIM YOUNG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jongkimyoung40@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:55:50 -0700
Subject: GREETING FROM PHNOM PENH CAMBODIA.

Dear Friend,

I got your e-mail address contact through your country's Information Exchange On line while browsing and after that, I decided to contact you to ask for your assistance in this urgent matter that requires trust, confidentiality because you might receive this message in your Inbox, Junk/Spam folder.

My name is Mrs Jong kim Young a senior Manager at KB Kookmin Bank Cambodia, here in Cambodia. I contacted you for a reason , one of my late customer have the same name as yours He died 6 years ago and left , 10.7 million United States dollars in his account .

Since then no relative have come to claim his money. I think we can work things out, I assure you that this transaction is risk free and its success is 100% guaranteed and you will not have any problem transferring the money to your account by online bank transfer.

So if you are ready to handle this transaction with me send the following information to me now:

Full Names:...................

Address:...................

Nationality:...................

Mobile telephone number:...................

Your private email address:................................

Age:...................

Occupation:...................

As soon as I receive your next reply with your full details I shall write you on the next step in transferring this money from the bank or via online to your personal account. And I shall give you the contact details of the bank so that you will contact them to transfer the fund to you as the beneficiary.

Thanks for your kind understanding, awaiting your response!

Best Regards,

Mrs. Jong Kim Young Senior Manager of

KB Kookmin Bank Cambodia PLC.

Email: jongkimyoung46@gmail.com

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