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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: "Professor Khunying S. Kiranandana" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wkasiri@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 06:08:20 -0800
Subject: Reports received from scammed victims

Attn Dear,

Following series of reports received from scammed victims, the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) has mandated Kasikorn Bank PCL Thailand for scammed victims settlement. In view of this, the above commission has given Kasikorn Bank PCL the sum of USD50,000,000.00 to compensate fraud victims of which you will receive the sum of one million from the above sum as your name is among. This exercise is to be monitored by Thailand Monetary Committee whose responsibility is to report payment and compensation analysis to the United Kingdom payment Crime Commission.

I am contacting you hence your data is included in our payment list of scammed victims payment roll. You are required to re-confirm your address, contact details for your payment.

The payment will be through ATM Master Card, of which you are required to send your full Names and address including direct phone number to the Deputy Minister of Finance Thailand, Mr. Wisudhi Srisuphan: wkasiri@yahoo.com.hk

Regards
Professor Khunying S. Kiranandana.
Human Resources and Remuneration Committee.
KASIKORNBANK PCL, THAILAND.

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