Are Cambodians Taking Over the 419 Nigerian Scam?

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Are Cambodians Taking Over the 419 Nigerian Scam?

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Someone just received this in their email:

I am sorry for this interruption. I have no other way to reach you than these ways if the contents here under are contrary to your moral ethics. Please accept my apology, but please treat with absolute secrecy and personal.

With due regards, my name is Sok Mao , the business manager of auditing and accounting department of Osk Bank . (Cambodia branch office) here in Phnom Penh city.

There is a draft account opened in my bank in 1998 by a long-time client of 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 also a geologist and a mining consultant to several other mining conglomerates operating in Cambodia, china, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam all in Asia,

Before he passed away on the November 16th 2004 by car accident with his wife and two children along Cambodia Vietnam road, leaving nobody as the representative of his account after his death.i want to present you as the representative I will use my position and influence in our bank to make sure they release this money to you for us to share. Kindly get back to me for more details.

Best regard
Sok Mao


For those of you who might not be familiar with the "419 Nigerian Scam," here:

http://www.419eater.com
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Re: Are Cambodians Taking Over the 419 Nigerian Scam?

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I got many kinds of mails from scammers include my ex-bf was hacked then they tried to scam me. BTW why do you know they are Nigerian ?
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Re: Are Cambodians Taking Over the 419 Nigerian Scam?

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Long story short, they usually ask money forwarded over to Nigeria.
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prahkeitouj wrote:I got many kinds of mails from scammers include my ex-bf was hacked then they tried to scam me. BTW why do you know they are Nigerian ?
Is his name Sok Mao? Hmmmm
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Re: Are Cambodians Taking Over the 419 Nigerian Scam?

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wait...you mean this is a scam??? Ahhhh for fucks sake!!! Again?!?! FML
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General Mackevili wrote:
prahkeitouj wrote:I got many kinds of mails from scammers include my ex-bf was hacked then they tried to scam me. BTW why do you know they are Nigerian ?
Is his name Sok Mao? Hmmmm
He he... Similar... Lolz
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Re: Are Cambodians Taking Over the 419 Nigerian Scam?

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http://www.scamorama.com/

Above is the scamorama site done by someone I knew slightly a while ago - half amusing, half deadly earnest.

Search "fannerman" on the site for the amazing work of Tribesman Fannerman. It will well reward scholarship and patience.
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Re: Are Cambodians Taking Over the 419 Nigerian Scam?

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An American, resident in the USA, is rung by someone claiming to be IRS, threatening immediate arrest for underpayment of tax

Panicked, s/he - the gullible victim - then withdraws and despatches money in order to avoid arrest

https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/phone- ... ing-season
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Re: Are Cambodians Taking Over the 419 Nigerian Scam?

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"rung by someone claiming to be IRS"

Got at least 5 calls like that at tax time. As did many my neighborhood.
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