419 scam: "Mr. San Long" <ztwf130@live.rhul.ac.uk> Re:Hello Dear Friend

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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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- snlongsan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. San Long" <ztwf130@live.rhul.ac.uk>
Reply-To: snlongsan@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 05:07:06 -0800
Subject: Re:Hello Dear Friend

Hello Dear Friend,

Greetings to you,

My name is Mr. San Long a Bank Officer, I occupy the position of an account=
ant in this branch office here in Phnom Penh Cambodia. It is
with good spirit of heart I opened up this great opportunity to you. A dece=
ased client of mine, an oil dealer who bears the same last name as
yours, was among the death victims along with his family that occurred on =
26th December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
disaster in Sumatra Indonesia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocea=
n_earthquake for more information.

Our late Client had a fixed deposit valued at the sum of US$36,400,000.00 M=
ILLION (Thirty Six Million Four Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only) left behind before he met his end. I contacted =
you so that I can present you as my late client next of kin,
so that the money can be transferred to your account, and we will share the=
funds equally, 50/50% to both parties.

We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent response through my=
email: snlongsan@gmail.com for more information .

Have a nice day and week.

Anticipating your communication

Mr. San Long

Account Manager

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