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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: "REVENUE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dipfavor@ciudad.com.ar>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:01:20 +0800
Subject: Re: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS.

INLAND REVENUE/FUNDS DEPARTMENT
THAILAND, BANGKOK COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
PAYMENT (RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
THAILAND
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS.
Attn: Beneficiary:
We received an email from a Lady called (Ms.Julie Anderson) stated that she is
your younger sister, she told our office that you have given her permission to
claim FUND valued at USD1,500,000,00 Dollars as part payment of your total sum
and also do confirm the original Contract/Inheritance claim fund to enable us
update our file, this fund was program due to the Inland Committee on resolution
to pay all Foreign Contract/Inheritance claim fund still in our custody.
Since we have not heard from you regarding the claim despite losing your
information you have submitted for this claim. In this vein, you are urgently
requested to re-send your required information below to our office immediately
on receipt of this mail for a safe and hitch free delivery/Transfer which has
been approved by the Senate committee via KASIKORNBANK PCL, THAILAND. to be paid
and delivered to you, Now she has contacted us that she will pay the balance
left for the delivery/Transfer of the FUND to her via a UNITIAMED STATES BANK
ACCOUNT but we are not satisfied with the information presented for the
delivery.
Below is the information she has submitted for the delivery/Transfer of the FUND
of USD1,500,000.00 Dollars.
Name: Ms. Julie Anderson
Current Address: 1019 8th Avenue North, Washington 98109
United States of America
Telephone: 206-339-9411
NATIONAL BANK OF CENTRAL TEXAS
ROUTING #111904419
ACCOUNT #1091105073
SWIFT CODE NABKUS4A
We would like to know and to confirm if you are the one that gave her the power
of claim, if yes, kindly provide a letter of authorization authorizing to our
Bank to release the FUND of USD1, 500,000.00 Dollars to her, if no? you are to
quickly inform this office to avoid wrongful delivery/Transfer and also make
your readiness to make expedite action on the quick delivery/Transfer of your
FUND to you without wasting much time to avoid this kind of re-occurrences with
information stated below in other for us to deliver/Transfer your FUND of USD1,
500,000.00 to your mailing address within 48 hours as follows.
(1)Full Name:...................
(2)Address:.....................
(3)Phone Number:................
(4) Your Occupation/Position
CONTACT KASIKORNBANK PCL INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT WITH THE DETAILS BELOW:
Contact Name: Mr. James Wang
Email: kfms.finances001@w.cn
This information is to be made available immediately so that your FUND TRANSFER
can be issued under the provided name .
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH
IS (kasb-1014) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE REMITTANCE
CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
You should henceforth STOP further dealings with any group of person's who pose
themselves as people in charge of your FUNDS be warned to avoid delay in
receiving your payment.
Regards,
DAVID MARK
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED NATION/INLAND
REVENUE OF THAILAND)

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