419 scam: "Mr. Dara Heng" <smoglia@utu.edu.uy> Dear Sir/Madam.

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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 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mrdaraheng91@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:29:28 +0700
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam.

Greetings to you,

I am a banker working with CIMB bank Cambodia. I contacted you for a
reason, one of my late customer have the same family 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 with Our Bank here in (Cambodia). I am making
this offer to you because you bear the same last name with him. After
unsuccessful attempts in search of his relatives I decided to contact
you because he bears the same last name with you, I am in 100% position
to make the changes of hard data information from old information to
your new name as next of kin. All I require is your honest cooperation
to enable us to see this deal through. I guarantee you, that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any Breach of law, waiting for your response for more details.

Best regards,

Mr. Dara Heng.

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