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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • vin_nguyen77@yahoo.co.th (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Vinh Nguyen" <vinhnguyen5@lycos.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 03:09:55 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED


Mr. Vinh Nguyen
The Revenue Department,
Chakkapong Road,
Bangkok 10200
Thailand
E-mail: vin_nguyen77@yahoo.co.th
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Vinh Nguyen Secretary of the Project Disbursement committee (PDC) in the Thailand Government Revenue Department
Before Tuesday 19/09/2006 when the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was overthrown in a bloodless coup by Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin for allegations of abuse of power .
My committee (PDC) was in charge of paying almost all major Project to foreign contactors my office was used to moved a lot of funds out of my country via Project, Due to the amount of funds floating in our department.

My main reason of contacting you is to cave your indulgence for the sum of 407 million baht which is equivalent to 11 million dollars ($11,000,000.) which I and my committee member have agreed on moving out of our country via a very legitimate means. All we need is your consent at this stage before we bring you into the full picture
We are going to adopt a legalized method and my committee will provide all the necessary documents in your favour. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking. There is no risk involved at all in the matter, we have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is for you refusing to work with me and alerting my new military government. My committee members and I are the only ones aware of this Funds, and as civil servant still in office, we are not permitted to operate a foreign account. Hence the reason for our contacting you
Please reply me on my private e-mail vin_nguyen77@yahoo.co.th
Best regards,
Vinh Nguyen

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