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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: "UOB" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ssirichatchai11@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:06:17 -0500
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT!!! 13/1/2015

Mr. Somkiat Sirichatchai
Chairman of the Risk Management Committee
Foreign operations dept,
UNITED OVERSEA BANK PCL ,
BANGKOK THAILAND
Attention Beneficiary
                                               Your inheritance funds of $100M USD (One Hundred Milion United State Dollar)
This is to notify you that your over due  inheritance funds has been approved for a release through telex transfer to you by the Senate for foreign over  due fund
transfer.Meanwhile,a man came to my  office few days ago with a letter,claiming to  be your true representative.
Here are his information:
Name ......Hirobumi Fujisawa
Bank name: North Pacific Bank
Account number: 3133028554.
Please do reconfirm to this office ,as a matter of urgency if this man is from you so the bank Will not be held  responsible for paying into the
wrong  account name.The reserve bank governor,executive, board of directors and the  committee for foreign over due inheritance fund have  approved and
accredited this reputable bank with the office of the director,international Remittance / foreign operations,to  handle and
transfer all foreign  inheritance funds the first quarter payment of the year. However,we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr
Hirobumi Fujisawa if we do not hear from you within 24 hours.
You should forward all your information.
1 Your full name
2 Your phone and fax number
3 Your ADDRESS
4Your ID CARD
Best regards
Mr. Somkiat Sirichatchai
 

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