419 scam: "Mr. Surong Bulakul"<bmr.surog@yahoo.com> From the Desk of Mr. Surong Bulakul

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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)
- "00,000.00" (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: "Mr. Surong Bulakul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bmr.surong@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:39:20 -0600
Subject: From the Desk of Mr. Surong Bulakul

>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 2012, 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, I discovered among other things, which a whopping sum of $5,400.000.00 United States Dollars (Five Million and Four Hundred Thousand US Dollars) is floating in the bank account of the PTT. Petroleum Authority at Bank of Bangkok-Thailand unclaimed as over-invoiced Contract.

I am writing you this personal letter soliciting you to stand as my investment partner in your country to enable me move this Fund $5,400,000.00 Dollars to your country for investment ventures .
You will liaise with lawyer Mr. Kenneth Essel ,USA Trained lawyer based in Bangkok for a good legal face of this transaction and for a successful transfer of this fund to you via Online Transfer facilities.

It is my wish to partner with you and make you my investment partner with a Deed of Agreement/Memo of Understanding (MoU) with shares and profits .

I will send the details of the modalities on how to move this fund $5,400,000.00 Dollars.

I am waiting for your response.

Mr. Surong Bulakul
Chief Financial Officer
PTT. . Petroleum Authority of Thailand
Public Company Limited

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