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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: "CENTRAL BANK OF THAILAND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <privatemailbox20111@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:17:26 +0700
Subject: GREETINGS FROM DR.RALPH DUKA

MR. RALPH DUKA.
VICE PRESIDENT,
FROM:CENTRAL BANK OF THAILAND.
ADDRESS: CENTRAL BANK THAILAND OFFICE
16/F BANGKOK THAI TWR,
108 RANGNAM ROAD,
RAJTEVEE, BANGKOK, 10400,
KINGDOM OF THAILAND.
 
 
 
GREETINGS,
 
 
This letter is from the Central Bank of Thailand. We have discovered an outstanding/unclaimed sum of money that originally belongs to you which is at the tune of Ten Million United State Dollars.($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 any waste of time so You are advised to quickly get back to this office with the below stated information so that we can commence with the transfer of your funds directly to you.
 
 
Also, It will interest you to know that our office has received a message from It will interest you to know that our office has received a message from Mr. John Kani informing us that you instructed him to assist you in receiving the said $10,000,000,00. Please, do understand that our office will not release the said funds to Mr. John Kani if you do not specifically send us authorization letter to do so. Please, Kindly get back to us with this required details so that we can proceed with your payment.
 
Information required from you are:
 
Your full Name...........
 
Your Address:..............
 
 
Home/Cell Phone:..............
 
Scan Copy of your ID Card.................
 
Sex..............
 
Regards,
 
MR. RALPH DUKA
Payment Department
 

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