Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
If you have received the e-mail message below or others like it, please note that these emails are being sent by people scammers. Ask yourself, why were you chosen to receive this money and why the person who died in the auto accident family members were not contacted. Also, how did these people got a hold of your e-mail address in the first place? These are some of the questions you should ask yourself when you receive a suspicious e-mail message.
Subject: From Phnom Penh CambodiaDate: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:55:18 -0800Dear Assist me. I am Mr. Akra Sakngea working with Foreign Trade Bank Cambodia branch office. As the director in charge of auditing and accounting section. During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to Abdul Muhammad Gilbert a deceased person who dead an auto accident on the 31st of July, 2008.This fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development, valued at US$10.5 Million, meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity Upon receipt of your response I will give you the details of this transaction.I have all necessary paperwork required to back you up for the claim.Note that this claim is legitimate. I await your prompt response.Best Regards,Mr. Akra SakngeaAlternative mail: mr.akra.sakngea@gmail.com
Subject: From Phnom Penh Cambodia
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:55:18 -0800
Dear Assist me.
I am Mr. Akra Sakngea working with Foreign Trade Bank Cambodia branch office. As the director in charge of auditing and accounting section. During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to Abdul Muhammad Gilbert a deceased person who dead an auto accident on the 31st of July, 2008.
This fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development, valued at US$10.5 Million, meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity Upon receipt of your response I will give you the details of this transaction.
I have all necessary paperwork required to back you up for the claim.
Note that this claim is legitimate. I await your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Mr. Akra Sakngea
Alternative mail: mr.akra.sakngea@gmail.com
4
This stuff is hilarious, I find it hard to believe that anyone would fall for this scam!
Received this:"Date: 18 Sep 2019, 03:24From: chansochkeng133@yahoo.coSubject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDEDGood day,I am Chan Sokheng, a personal Accountant/Executive board of Directors working with Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia(FTB). I have an interesting business proposal for you that will be of immense benefit to both of us. Although this may be hard for you to believe, we stand to gain a huge amount between us in a matter of days. Please grant me the benefit of doubt and hear me out. I need you to signify your interest by replying to my mail.Most importantly, I will need you to promise to keep whatever you learn from me between us even if you decide not to go along with me. I will make more details available to you on receipt of a positive response from you.I am in good faith and with trust waiting for your Urgent respond and maximum cooperation for more details.Best Regards,Mr.Chan SokhengBoard DirectorsForeign Trade Bank of CambodiaPhnom Penh."
I received such a message. There's a very BIG clue about a fraud: the bank director's name's "Mr Ly Cheapiseth" (in the message I received), but the message's sender's address is "martin@relay.stnsk.ru".How (and why) a bank director would use another address than his (something such as "cheapiseth.ly@ftbbank.com")?!... Martin?... in Russia?... You can see right through it, can't you?Furthermore, the message was written in English meanwhile I never use this address in this language. And finally, he pretends to offer me money if I help him committing a fraud meanwhile I'm an honest citizen.For all this, it's clear I won't give any answer to him.Stay sharp!
I was on match.com i started talking to a mathew braun on august 11th he sent me an email saying he made me the beneficiary of his life insurance through his company.He has a profile on match.com and linked in please beware! He is very good at this.
