419 scam: Sun hor <28557@colegioarubano.aw> I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE PLEASE,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Sun hor <28557@colegioarubano.aw>
Reply-To: sunhor69@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 8 May 2022 13:21:25 +0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE PLEASE,

Dear Friend ,

I am Sun Hor and a personal Accountant/Executive board of Directors with
Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia (FTB).
it is with good spirit of heart i opened up this great opportunity to you A
deceased client of mine that shares almost the same name as yours died as a
result of heart-related condition on march 2005.His heart condition was duo
to the death of the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26
December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia where they all lost their lives..

There is a draft account opened in my bank in 1999 by a long-time client
our bank,a national of your country.he was a CEO/a textile company
owner,business man,a miner at kruger mining company here in Cambodia. he
was a geologist and consultant to several other mining conglomerates
operating in Cambodia,China,Taiwan,Japan,Indonesia,Pakistan,Vietnam all in
Asia,before he passed away on 12th march 2005 leaving nobody as the next of
kin of his account after his death.

The amount in this account is currently $32,640,000 (Thirty Two Million Six
Hundred and Forty Thousand United States Dollars) I want to present you as
a beneficiary,I will use my position and influence in our bank to make 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.

Kindly get back to me for more details

Yours sincerely
Mr Sun Hor
Board member
Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia
Phnom Penh

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