419 scam: "Vutkerkchai Tom Kulputtiseth"<tvkulputiseth@gmail.com> Long time

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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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Vutkerkchai Tom Kulputtiseth" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tvkulputtiseth@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:35:50 +0100
Subject: Long time

From: Vutkerkchai T. Kulputtiseth, Esq. (For Trustees)
Managing Partner (Kulputtiseth & Partners LLP,
London SW6 1RP, England)
United Kingdom

How is life?

Notification of Bequest.

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Anthony Chavez, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email id contact. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Anthony Chavez made you a beneficiary to his will. He left the sum of seven Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars(US$7,100,000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his will.

Engr. Anthony Chavez until his death was a former managing director and pioneer staff of a giant construction company (JULIUS BERGER). He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr. Anthony Chavez died on the 9th day of February 2009 at the age of 82 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.

According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy.

Please If I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. You should forward along your current telephone number, including your current mailing address. God bless and more power.

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Yours in His service,

Vutkerkchai T. Kulputtiseth, Esq.

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