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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • adm_bnk_bkk@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Somchai Pakdee(Mr)" <admin_bank_bkk@she.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: admin_bnk_bkk@excite.com
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:53:57 +0700
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT FROM BANGKOK BANK THAILAND

Dear Sir,
Let me start by appologising for this way i choose to contact you. It was due to the urgency this transaction requires that i am contacting you in this way.
I am Mr. Somchai Pakdee, i trained and work as an external auditor for the BANGKOK BANK (THAI) PCL, here in Bangkok , Thailand ,working as part of a bigger team that covers the entire Asian region.
An investor (name with-held) died without naming a next of kin to his fund in my bank.The amount in question is an equivalent of US$2,700,000.00 (TWO MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) and banking regulation/legislation in Thailand demand that I notify the fiscal authorities after a statutory time.
The above set of facts underscores my reason of writing and making the following proposing to present you as the next of kin.
I have all the legal and Banking details of my deceased client that will facilitate our putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer the money to any bank account nominated by you.
I am prepared to compensate you with a 35% share of the total funds for your efforts.The final details will be given upon receipt an affirmation of your desire to
participate.
Please contact me immediately whether or not you are interested in this deal.If you are not,it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal. But where you are interested, contact me through my email address below for more details as time is of the essence in this business.
Tel: 66-899917465
Email: adm_bnk_bkk@financier.com
Thank you,
Somchai Pakdee(Mr)
Remittance Dept. Director
Bangkok Bank pcl Hqtrs
Bangkok, Thailand

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