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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: "DR.PRASARN TRAIRATVORAKUL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <botoffices@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 15:20:14 +0700
Subject: YOUR FUNDS

DEAR FUND BENEFICIARY

THIS LETTER IS FROM THE BOT, WE HAVE DISCOVERED AN OUTSTANDING/UNCLAIMED MONEY THAT ORIGINALLY BELONGS TO YOU WHICH IS AT THE TUNE OF ($10, 000, 000, 00) IN FAVOR OF YOUR NAME AND MANDATE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THIS DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT THIS FUND GETS TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY IF ONLY YOU ARE SERIOUS TO RECEIVE YOUR LONG OVERDUE FUNDS.

FURTHER TO THIS, A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE JUST TO ENSURE THAT YOUR FUNDS IS RELEASED TO YOU WITHOUT DELAY.YOU ARE ADVISED TO QUICKLY GET BACK TO THIS OFFICE WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN COMMENCE WITH THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS DIRECTLY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM YOU ARE:

YOUR FULL NAME:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
YOUR ADDRESS:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
HOME/CELL PHONE:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
SCAN COPY OF YOUR ID CARD:::::::::::::
SEX::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
AGE.OCCUPATION:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
NATIONALITY::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE.

REGARDS,

DR.PRASARN TRAIRATVORAKUL
BOT,THAILAND

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