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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Mikhael L. Jirat" <mikhaelgeha@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2014 06:39:44 -0300
Subject: Private & Confidential



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Barrister Mikhael L. Jirat {Esq}.
Siam Legal International Chambers
Bank Attorney, Solicitor & Corporate Representative,
Offices Address 88 Nang Feing Close Bangkok Thailand.
Tel:+(66)924735610

(Private & Confidential)

Greetings,

I apologize if the contents hereunder are contrary to your moral ethics.
But please treat with absolute secrecy and personal.

I am Barrister Mikhael L. Jirat {Esq}. a solicitor at law, I am the
Personal Attorney to Mr. David Williams a nationality of your country, who
lived in Thailand for nineteen years, and who until his demise was my
client based on engagement entered into with my chambers in 1985.

The said deceased, who is hereafter referred to as my client passed away
with his family in an auto crash here in Thailand some years back. He was a
Contractor to an Oil Company (Shell Petroleum). He had an account valued at
US$11,500,000.00(Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) which
has been dormant and unclaimed due to unavailability of a next of
kin/relatives to claim his fund.

In accordance with the escheat laws of Thailand, the Board Of Directors of
the Bank met a forth night ago and resolved to turn the estate of the
deceased over to the Government having waited for too long without the
deceased relatives/Next Of Kin surfacing. And if this is done, invariably
the funds will end up becoming Government property. It is as a result of
this, that I am moved to contact you considering the fact if you can be or
you are the Next Of Kin

to the deceased. Note that, all legal documentations to back up your claim
as the deceased Next of Kin, will be available by my chambers as witness to
your status as bonafide inheritor. In view of this, I am seeking for your
co-operation and understanding to stand as the deceased next of kin to
enable us claim the inheritance before the

time period given by the Bank elapse. If you are interested and in
agreement with me, please write back immediately for more details. I need
you to send me the following information's, that will be used to secure all
legal documents that will back us up in this transaction.

1.Your Full Known Names
2.Your Phone/ Fax Number
3.Your Contact Address.
4.Occupation
5.Attached ID

Be rest assured that it is a risk free project and the proceeds will be
shared %50/50 each once the funds are repatriated into your account either
in the United States or elsewhere. Once again, I will use my position to
obtain the relevant papers that will prove you the bonafide beneficiary of
this fund which will also protect you from any breach of the law.

Yours in Legal Service.
Barrister Mikhael L. Jirat {Esq}.
Siam Legal International Chambers

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