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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Sawasdipol" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sawasdipol.george@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 20:02:37 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS

Greetings
It is my honor and with a heart deep of humiliation and seeking good

consolation that I write to you. My name is george Sawasdipol the son

of Late Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdipol from Thailand. My Late Father

Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdipol was the leader of the Anti- government

protesters ("The Red Shirts") who was shot on the head on 13th May

2010 while he was granting an interview with the New York Times. You

can read more on my late father's murder on this Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/world/asia/14thai.html


The government has seized all the multibillion dollar companies owned

by my late father and his partners. They have also frozen his bank

accounts. I write to seek your assistance in investing the fund

amounting US$35.6 Million [Thirty Five Million, Six Hundred Thousand

United State Dollars] which my late father deposited in a finance

firm.


I will give you all the legitimate information concerning the fund and

details about me on hearing from you. You are assured that you will

have much benefit as you assist me in this regard to secure this fund.

Please do not disclose any part of this message if you are not

interested in giving this profitable assistance.you can reply me to my

email {sawasdipol.george@yahoo.com}


Best Regards
george Sawasdipol.

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