419 scam: From Olarn Chaipravat <olarnchaipravat3@att.net> ' 'PLEASE THIS LETTER MUST REMAIN SECRET''

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: From Olarn Chaipravat <olarnchaipravat3@att.net>
Reply-To: olam.chaipravat@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 10:28:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ' 'PLEASE THIS LETTER MUST REMAIN SECRET''

Dear,

''PLEASE THIS LETTER MUST REMAIN SECRET''

I know your skepticisms are not unfounded to compare to what goes on the Internet around the world today. Be that as it may, I wish to inform you that you have every right to investigate my person. I am Olarn Chaipravat, former deputy prime minister during Thaksin Shinawatra regime which was ousted by a military coup on Sept 19 2006, and Martial law was imposed by the Council for Democratic Reform, now called the Council for National Security. After the Sept 19 coup, I would have called you on phone, but because the new government is taping the past government officials phone numbers, so it is no longer safe for me to call you, that is why I think it is safe to send you this mail. We are placed under surveillance.

However my main point of contacting you is to seek your sincere suggestion and guideline to invest in your country. And please because of my previous position in the government, I do not need to tell you of the absolute confidentiality which we both must have to observe, if we are to go into investment, or rather if you are to help me in investing in your country.

I decided to contact you now that I am very sure that all eyes are not on us as it was when the problem first began though we are still going to court but the environment is good now to handle the transaction very safely.

>From the news publications attached here in respect of the government probes into much of the projects my ministry executed will make you to understand my position with the government now.

I thank you very much for taking time to go through my mail, and hope to read from your reply soon, .Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.

Good luck, and feel free to contact me on my email for now, until arrangements are made.

Yours sincerely,

OLARN CHAIPRAVAT.

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