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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Thatsanawan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tthiansanat@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:51:58 +0400
Subject: Hello

Dearest,

I am Miss.Thatsanawan Thiansanat,the daughter of Mr.Anuwat Thiansanat
former personal adviser to Mr.Sondhi Limthongkul he work under an exiled
but still-popular former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted
in military coup that resulted in the overthrow of the Thai Rak Thai
government in September 2006 and I am writing to you regarding a
legitimate business proposition/deal in my control which will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement.

I am writing for the investment of the money left to me by my father,thus
I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money since I
am under surveillance from the authorities herein.Copy and paste below
link on your browser for your perusal and better understanding to my
email.LINK: http://www.th4u.com/sondhi_limthongkul.htm

Very sorry if my mail is against your moral ethics and try to read with
understanding and if you find it interested in partnering with me on this
project,should write back to me,I shall give you full detail of the money
Note:I am contacting you independently and this is absolutely
confidential.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.

Yours Sincerely.
Miss.Thatsanawan Thiansanat.

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