419 scam: "KB"<admin234@vietmail.com> FROM SS 20-6-2014

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "KB" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ssirichatchai66@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:51:08 +0100
Subject: FROM SS 20-6-2014

    Mr. Somkiat Sirichatchai

    Chairman of the Risk Management Committee

    Foreign operations dept,

    KASIKORN BANK PCL ,

    BANGKOK THAILAND

    Attention Beneficiary

                                                                                 Your inheritance funds of $77m.

    This is to notify you about your overdue inheritance funds in Kasikorn Bank PCL

    A man came to my office few days ago with a letter,claiming to be your true representative.

    Here are his information:

    Name ......Hirobumi Fujisawa

    Bank name: North Pacific Bank

    Account number: 3133028554.

    Please do confirm to this office if this man is from you so the bank Will not be held responsible for paying into the

    wrong account.The committee for foreign overdue inheritance fund authorized this reputable bank to handle and transfer all foreign inheritance funds this second quarter payment of the year.





    We shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr Hirobumi Fujisawa if we do not hear from you within 24 hours.

    You should forward all your information.

    1 Your full name

    2 Your phone and fax number

    3 Your ADDRESS

    4Your ID CARD

    Best regards

    Mr. Somkiat Sirichatchai

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