419 scam: "Mr. Yuttachai Teyarachakul."<mr.yuttachai.teyarachakul@hiltorn.com> REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Yuttachai Teyarachakul." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yuttteya@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 22:07:57 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

I am Mr. Yuttachai Teyarachakul, Head of Personal Financial Services of United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank Mr. TAN AH MENG - Malaysian, businessman who made a series of (fixed) deposit, valued at $11,500,000.00 (Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only for twelve calendar months.

Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no response. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his company that Mr. TAN AH MENG was aboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing on March 8, 2014.

Since the death of Mr. TAN AH MENG, I personally have watched with keen interest to see his next-of-kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of US$11.5m (Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), which has been with my bank for a very long time.

My request for your partnership resulted as the option available as a next-of-kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that Mr. TAN AH MENG was a foreigner. I agreed that 30% or more of this money will be for you as a foreign partner in respect of providing a new or old bank account information while the rest will be for me, we both shall schdule a meeting country for disbursement as I am almost due for retirement.

Therefore, to facilitate the immediate transfer of this fund to your account, kindly indicate your private telephone number and fax numbers if any for easy communication. Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send you by e-mail the application form letter and the next step to take.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fear, as the whole required arrangement has been made for the smooth transfer.

You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.

Trusting to hear from you and also to answer any further question you might want to ask.

Your's respectfully,

Mr. Yuttachai Teyarachakul.

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