419 scam: "ALEX ROLLE" <alexrolle@bangkokthaigold.com> VERY URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +66895266023 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "ALEX ROLLE" <alexrolle@bangkokthaigold.com>
Reply-To: alexrolle@gawab.com
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:06:28 +0700
Subject: VERY URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL

Dear friend

I am Alex Rolle, the Public Relations & Marketing Officer of the Bangkok Thai Foreign Gold Conglomerate. I am contacting you because we have a large stock of Gold ready for sale at a give-away price. We are accepting nothing less than $18,000.00 U.S. (Eighteen Thousand U.S.Dollars) per Kilo, as we need to raise more funds to cover some relocation and re-establishments costs. This rule applies only to the first twenty buyers who are ready to purchase above 10 (Ten) Kilos. If you are interested, please, send me an email or contact me at +66895266023 during working hours.

Thanks,

ALEX ROLLE

Senior Marketing Officer

Anti-fraud resources:

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