419 scam: "Director Suraphol Pinsuwan." <poratothai@gmail.com> Fw:

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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: "Director Suraphol Pinsuwan." <poratothai@gmail.com>
Reply-To: surapholpins@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:11:48 +0100
Subject: Fw:

My name is Suraphol Pinsuwan, Director at Securitas Security Guard
(Thailand) Company Ltd. I am writing you concerning a consignment box
containing a very huge amount of Fund about $50Million USD brought
here to be kept in custody by one Delegate Alfred Nestor who was
assigned by World Bank and United Nation to handle issues involving
foreign Beneficiaries fund. This was done few days ago which the Agent
stressed that the consignment belongs to you.

kindly reconfirm the following information to us to enable us verify
with the information we have on our payment file.

1, Your full name and address

2, Your private telephone number

3, Your age and occupation

4, Your identification card

I await for your response urgently.

Yours Sincerely,
Director Suraphol Pinsuwan.

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