419 scam: Chhay Dara <chhaydara01@gmail.com> Let's Work Together 1

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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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- chhaydara1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Chhay Dara <chhaydara01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chhaydara1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:39:56 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Let's Work Together 1

Dear Friend ,

I am Mr.Chhay Dara and a personal Accountant at OSK Indochina Bank Limited of Cambodia (OSK). I am contacting you based on trust, honest and confidentiality that you will keep this as top secret and if interested should write to me.

I know it will take you by surprise to receive this information because mails like this flies over the internet telling people about funds and most are not genuine.

My mail is genuine and different . There is an unclaimed cash&money of our late customer who died on Plane Crashed; Sun 16 Sept 07; Flight OG269 in Thailand no availability of next of kin and the money is unclaimed and free for claiming.

You should read on this link to understand it:
http://www.china.org.cn/international/photos/2007-09/17/content_1224653.htm

The money is being held under a non-investment account . If you are interested will stand as the next of kin to my late client whose account is presently dormant and will present you as the next of kin to claim the fund before the period given by the Firm expire soon.

The amount in this account is currently US$17,000,000 (Seventeen Million United States Dollars) I want to present you as a beneficiary, 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 i do not hear from you, I shall look for another person.

Email:
chhaydara1@yahoo.com

Kindly get back to me for more details,

Yours sincerely
Mr.Chhay Dara
Phnom Penh,Cambodia
Email:
chhaydara1@yahoo.com
Tel:+855-969916195.

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