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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • panshin@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR PANTHONGTHAE SHINAWATRA." <pan.shin@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 17:43:55 +0700
Subject: ARE YOU CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY(REPLY)

SHIN CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY.
(satellite & telecommuincation lnternational).
414 PHAHOLYOTHAI ROAD,SAMSENNAI-PHAYATHAI.
BANGKOK,KINGDOM OF THAILAND.
Respond to my private email: panshin@myway.com
DEAR SIR,CEO
My names are Panthongthae Shinawatra. I am the only son of the former prime minister of Thailand , Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra. Due to political changes last year in Thailand that forced my father out of power and the new government continued the abduction of our family assets in Thailand . It's on this notion the chairman (Mr. Bonnklee Plangsiri) of my company decided the company here in Thailand be relocated to your country as a fresh and new multi million investment. My office requests you to help us to recieve and invest the Fund deposited in a safe keeping Company in Abidjan Cote Ivoire .US$52 ( Fifty Two Million United State Dollars) to your local bank account in your country.
Every instrument to get this transaction complete within one week is intact. My foreign lawyers will help us to get this, an international legal adviser told me to present you as my Foreign Partner to telecommunication join venture in your country, when this investment is properly done, your own share in the company will be 30% while my family will own 60% and 10% will be set aside for ancillary expenses.
If you agree our proposal, kindly let me know and send your profile to my office soonest. Please keep this arrangement strictly confidential as the eyes of the new government in Thailand is on our family.
Thanks for your corporation. My office is expecting to hear from you soonest
signed. & nbsp;
MR PANTHONGTHAE SHINAWATRA.
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT SERVICES DEPT.
SHIN CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY.
414 PHAHOLYOTHAI ROAD SAMSENNAI-PHAYATHAI.BANGKOK.THAILAND.
Respond to my private email: panshin@myway.com
COMPANY WEBSITE:www.shincorp.com

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam