419 scam: "Surong"<sbulakul@yahoo.com> Reply Soon

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Surong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bulakul_surong@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 17:50:50 +0700
Subject: Reply Soon

>From the Desk of Mr. Surong Bulakul
PTT. Petroleum Authority of Thailand.
555 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chatuchak. Thailand.
Web: http://www.pttplc.com/EN/About/Organization/pages/executive.aspx

Dear Sir,
I am Mr. Surong Bulakul, Chief Financial Officer, PTT Public Company Limited Thailand.
In April 2011, I was appointed to head an Audit Committee of Seven Men (7) to investigate and review Contracts awarded by PTT. Petroleum Authority of Thailand, after the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
In the course of our duty, we discovered among other things, which a whopping sum of $10,400.000.00 United States Dollars ($10 Million and Four Hundred Thousand US Dollars) is floating in the bank account of the PTT. Petroleum Authority at Bank of Bangkok-Thailand unclaimed.
After a more thorough investigation, we discovered that the amount was the result of an over-invoiced contract. The PTT Contract Awards Director, told us in a closed session that he personally masterminded the over-invoicing of the original contract for the supply of Scavenger 2000 Depollution Boats with Voraxial Separators for the cleaning of the Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico.
We will discuss the terms of transaction and give you details as we have carefully worked out the modalities for a safe transfer of the funds to your Bank account for further investment with you as our partner and we have resolved to offer you 30 % of this total fund upon transfer to your account while 5% shall set aside for unforeseen and logistics Expenses in course of this transaction.
We await your response.
Mr. Surong Bulakul
Chief Financial Officer
PTT. . Petroleum Authority of Thailand
Public Company Limited

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