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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: "KASIKORN BANK PCL BANGKOK THAILAND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <coordinator_offices09@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 03:18:39 -0800
Subject: OVERDUE PAYMENT

KASIKORN BANK PCL BANGKOK THAILAND
Address : 1 Soi Rat Burana 27/1, Rat Burana Road, Rat Burana District,
Rat Burana, Bangkok 10140.
CONTACT PERSON: Ms. Sujitpan Lamsam
DIRECT TEL: +66 823488800
Fax:    + (66) 83342-3000
Ref:          KISTBK/016-THBK
Date:        23Th January, 2016
OUR REF: K-Bank-Thai/0064/016       YOUR REF:
                                         RE: OVERDUE PAYMENT
Dear  Beneficiary,
 
We, the entire members of the World Bank/Audit Department of the Ministry of finance Thailand, on behalf of the resolution panel on contract payment, inheritance claims and lottery winnings, a meeting was held on  15th of August 2014, concerning release withheld and overdue payments to you, both foreign and local contractors, inheritance claims and lottery winnings.
 
 
Ongoing through files yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated or you have been dealing with the wrong persons in Western African/Europeans in regards to your claims, at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with any office or individuals from West Africans/Europeans prior to this new development forthwith. Your attention should be focused to the appointed office below for you to receive your funds.
 
 
Now you're new Payment Reference No.-19645, Password No: 1026, Pin Code No: 93883 and you’re Certificate of Merit Payment No: 10064, Release code No: 00045 Immediate Telex Confirmation No: 085416.
 
 
Having received these vital payment numbers, therefore you are now qualified to receive your funds Transfer immediately within 24hrs via  Kasikorn Bank Pcl Online Banking System without any hindrances and we advise you keep your vital payment numbers confidential to avoid any double claimants.
 
 
We advise you to contact us with the requested information shows below for more details on how to release your overdue payment which still remains unclaimed to you.
 
 
Full Name:
Contact Address:
State:
Country:
Telephone Number:
 
 
Keep us posted with the requested information to enable us commence immediate action on the release of your overdue payment via online banking system/ ATM CARD.
 
 
Always remember that Kasikorn Bank Pcl will do everything possible to make sure that you receive your fund successfully without any hitches.
Yours in Service,
Ms. Sujitpan Lamsam
Director and Legal Adviser
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Important confidentiality Notice: This electronic message and any attachments are confidential and may be protected by legal privilege. If you are not an intended recipient, be Aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this Message or any attachments is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately or return it to the sender and then delete this copy from your syste
 

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