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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Attorney at Law" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kitti_lawcounsel002@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 02:44:20 +0700
Subject: PRIVATE ASSET TO BE CLAIMED PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

KITTI & ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS
Bangkok Thailand 10240
Website: www.sbcinterlaw.com
 
My Regards to you and Family,
 
This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated as such. I must solicit your confidentiality and assure you that I am contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I am Dr. Kitti Nava Anurak, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney/sole executor to late Mr. Oliver Greene, hereinafter referred to as 'my client' who worked as an oil merchant/contractor here in Thailand, On the 21st of April 2003, My client, his wife and their three children died in a car crash in east Thailand.
 
My late client had Assets here in Thailand and had left behind a deposit of US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars only) with a finance company here in Bangkok Thailand. After the death of my client, the finance company contacted me, as his attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune; this according to them is their policy in sure circumstances.
 
Since the death of my client, I have written several letters to the Embassy with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail. I had to inform the finance company about my fruitless effort in locating my late client close relative or his next of kin. The board of directors of the company just adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the next 10 official working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned funds.
 
The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of the company to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me; also I have received official letters in the last two days suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws of the institution.
 
Well I have reasoned very professionally and I can use a legal means to present a next of kin of my deceased client. This is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land. I do sincerely sympathize the death of my client but I think it is unprofitable for his funds to be submitted to the government of Thailand or some financial institution, My aim is to retrieve this funds and let it be claimed by the deceased family, etc. for this I seek your assistance since I have been unable to locate the relatives for the past 5 years now.
 
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you and then both of us can share the money, 50% to me and 50% to you. Can I trust you on this? I shall assemble all the necessary documents that will be used to back up your claim.
 
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer.
 
Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this. Please get in touch with me by my Email:
{ kitti_lawcounsel@mail.mn} for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further on this transaction. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, Thanks for your understanding.
 
Many thanks.
Yours Sincerely.
LLB. DR. KITTI N. A.
Attorney at Law
Website: www.sbcinterlaw.com
 
 
 
PRIVATE ASSET TO BE CLAIMED PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

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