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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: "Mrs.Sudarat Supachai" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <glolottoclaims2014@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:16:19 +0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! YOUR WON ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

Thailand Government Lottery Office
Address: Parkview Tower
88 Radamri Avenue Soi 211 Silom
Rd,Bangkok 10045 Thailand.
Website: http://www.glo.or.th
Email: glolottoresults2014@gmail.com

REF: ThaiGLO/455060765
BATCH : 80658873334

Dear Winner.

The Thailand Government Lottery Office wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot Lottery International draw held on 16th of March,2014
in Bangkok Thailand.

All email addresses were selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from Ten Million [10,000.000] individual email addresses around the world. Your Email address was picked by the automated computer ballot system,which was programmed for this random selection.This random selection has eventually qualified you for the 2014 annual ThaiGLO Lotto prize winning Draw. Therefore, you have been approved for a lump sum payout of One Million United States Dollars Only [US$1,000,000]with Reference number: ThaiGLO/455060765.

You are advised to contact our payment office here in Bangkok Thailand, where your winning reference numbers falls for payment. Be advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you, as this is part of our security protocols to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

CAUTION: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference numbers in all correspondence.

Contact details of the payment agent:
Name: Mr.Yoon Somjai.
Email: glolottoclaims2014@gmail.com
Address: Parkview Tower
88 Radamri Avenue Soi 211 Silom
Rd,Bangkok 10045 Thailand.

Congratulations from the staff and Management of Thailand Government Lottery Office.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Sudarat Supachai
Executive Coordinator/Announcer
For Thailand Government Lottery Office.


To begin your claims, please fill your information on the empty spaces below and send it directly to the payment office via email: glolottoclaims2014@gmail.com


(1) FULL NAME: ...................
(2) AGE: .........................
(3) SEX: .........................
(4) ADDRESS: ....................
(5) COUNTRY: ....................
(6) PHONE........................
(7) PROFESSION...................
(8) THAI GLO REFERENCE NUMBER...........
(9) AMOUNT WON: ................
(10) DATE YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE...................

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