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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • sudarat46@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS SUDARAT KHUNYING. KEYURAPHAN" <sudaratkhunying1@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sudarat46@myway.com
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:28:39 +0700
Subject: HELP ME TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY

MRS SUDARAT KHUNYING. KEYURAPHAN
SIR,
I AM MRS SUDARAT KHUNYING. KEYURAPHAN, FORMER AGRICULTURE MINISTER, DURING THE SHINAWATA'S REGIME IN THAILAND, WHICH WAS OUSTED IN A PALACE COUP BY THE MILITARY JUNTERS.
I WOULD HAVE CALLED YOU ON PHONE BUT BECAUSE OF THE MILITARY THAT IS TAPING THE PAST CABINET MEMBERS TELEPHONES, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU BY MAIL FOR SECURITY REASONS.
I HAVE SOME FUND DEPOSITED IN A SAFE KEEPING COMPANY I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME INVEST IT WISELY IN YOUR COUNTRY.
YOU'LL PART WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL FUND IN VIEW OF YOUR PARTICIPATION WHILE 5% COVERS THE WHOLE EXPENSES AND MY 65% FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY
I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU, SO THAT WE CAN TALK ON INVESTMENTS THROUGH YOUR GOODSELF, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL, AND DIRECT PHONE NO, FOR MORE CONFIDENTIAL DETAILS.
Please read the attached publication below for a preview of my person.
http://www.cabinet.thaigov.go.th/eng/Sudarat_55.htm
MRS SUDARAT.
sudarat46@myway.com

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