419 scam: "Sawat Pichit Associate Chembers" <sawatpichitassociate@sbcglobal.net> ATTENTION PLEASE!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united states 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)
- "% will be for you" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- sawatpichit@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sawat Pichit Associate Chembers" <sawatpichitassociate@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: <sawatpichit@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 12:50:02 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE!!!

Dear Friend,

I am sending you this email and I believe you must have been getting something similar but still
seems this is the only best way of communication apart from telephone conversation, but we
cannot because there is a Bad people in the world and will not recognize the good ones, so I
advice you to settle down and read comprehensively and you will know I am for REAL.

Well, Barrister Sawat Pichit is my name, I was born in the City of Bangkok but I traveled
sometime and I studied in UK, I am a Solicitor. I am the Personal legal representative to Late
Mr. Edward Williams, who used to work with SIAMRAK Company Limited in Bangkok
Thailand.

Something painful happened on the 21st April 2007, as Mr. Edward Williams, was traveling from
Phuket for a holiday with his Wife and only Son Jerry, Unfortunately, while they were at along
Ratchaburi Express Road, they had an accident and they all lost their lives in the event of the
Accident.

Since then, I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's relatives,
this has also proved unsuccessful. Subsequent to these several failed efforts, I strong-willed to
unearth his associations over the Internet to locate any member of his family but for no avail,
hence, I wanted to put the announcement on television or news paper but that will alert the
bank knows that I don’t know any of his family member and then, they will have the chance to
confiscate the fund just like that. Right now, I contacted you to assist in repatriating the Fund.

This Bank has waited for me for more than two years now, So they issued me another notice to
provide the Next of Kin to late Mr. Edward Williams, who will claim the US$10 (Ten Million
United States Dollars Only) in their custody within the next Fourteen official working days as
the bank knows me very well, I do visit their office with Late Mr. Edward Williams, so they all
knows I and Mr. Edward Williams, and they all know that I am his only Attorney and they
believe I should know everything about him.

Since, I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over more than two years now, I seek
your consent to present you to claim the fund as the Next of Kin, to the deceased, so as to enable
the Bank transfer the fund into your Account.

Upon receipt of the fund, I will either give you an account from another bank where you will
transfer my share to me or I will come over to your country to meet with you for the
disbursement of the fund, and then you and I will share the money in this order: 55% will be for
me, 45% will be for you. I have all the necessary legal documents that can back our claim we may
make with the Bank.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that
this will be executed under a justified arrangement that will protect you from any Breach of the
Law.

Thanks, as I hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely Yours,

Barrister Sawat Pichit
sawatpichit@yahoo.com.hk

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