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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: "Mr. Banthoon Lamsam" <bantlamsam@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 14:03:53 -0800
Subject: KASIKORNBANK PCL, Thailand.


- [image: Kasikorn Bank] <https://www.kasikornbank.com/EN>
- Head Office. 400/22 Phahon Yothin Road,
Sam Sen Nai Sub-district,
Phaya Thai District Thailand Bangkok. 10400.


Attention: Fund beneficiary.

Sir,

Congratulations.

Our team of auditors were hired by Nigerian authorities, to audit their
Apex Apex Bank, the CBN for proper auditing as recommended by the US
Federal Reserve Bank and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, it was
properly done.

But strangely, our team of auditors discovered a huge sum of money
$10.9MUSD in your name and not yet claimed, and it was observed the said
fund has been abandoned for many years, please in such society like
Nigeria, it is absolutely wrong to abandon such amount of money in such
slippery economy like Nigeria for too long.

Although, our team of auditors strongly condemned the CBN for their
corruption and greedy tendeciesand.

Please, upon receipt of this message, our auditors has rescued your
payment file and handed over to the our legal department, who has submitted
your payment file to the approved paying Bank, we encourage and recommend
that you contact a legal counsel for advice on how to reactivate your
abandoned file and pursue the release of your fund.













*FRANSSEN Legal Property.FRANSSEN’s Dutch ADVOCATE and international law
practice office.The NetherlandsHuman Right Office.Head
Office:Westerdoksdijk 401013 AE AmsterdamAtt: BARR. LAURIE
BERGCEO:FRANSSEN’s Dutch, Human Right Office/international law
practiceHague NetherlandsEmail: **info.blenheimlawfirm@gmail.com*

We are using this medium to sincerely appeal to you, from today to do
everything humanly possible to contact the legal counsel and make sure your
approved amount is released and credited into your Bank account.

Do not allow such a huge amount remain any moment in Nigeria please.

Contact the legal office for advice.

Wish you the best of luck,

Send further communication to me.

Yours truly,
Mr. Banthoon Lamsam
Chairman/CEO, KASIKORNBANK PCL

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