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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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Fraud email example:

From: Maya olivier <madamoliviermaya@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 09:55:40 +0000
Subject: I WANT YOU TO HELP THE POOR?


I know that this message will be a surprise to you. Firstly I am Mrs. Maya
Oliver, from the United Kingdom. Firstly, I am married to Mr. Patrick
Oliver, A diamond and gold merchant who owns a small gold Mine in Thailand
Bangkok; He died of Cardiovascular Disease in mid-March 2011. During his
lifetime he deposited the sum of € 12.7 Million Euro) Twelve million, Seven
hundred thousand Euros in a bank in Bangkok the capital city of Thailand.
The deposited money was from the sale of the shares, death benefits payment
and entitlements of my deceased husband by his company. Since his death I
decided not to remarry, when my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum
of € 12.7 Million Euro) Twelve million, Seven hundred Thousand Euro) in a
bank in Thailand, Presently this money is Still in the bank. And My Doctor
told me that I don't have much time to leave because of the cancer problem,
having known my condition I decided to hand you over this fund to take Care
of the less-privileged people,

Meanwhile, I would want you to utilize this money the way and how I am
going to instruct herein. I want you to take 20% Percent of The total money
for your personal use While 80% of the money will go To charity" people and
helping the orphanage.



It might interest you to know that I took this decision because, I don't
want my husband's efforts to be used by the Government of Thailand or the
funds being confiscated by the bank and being use by the government who
dose care about my late husband efforts. Because I grew up as an Orphan and
I don't have anybody as my family member or relative, I know what it means
to be an orphanage and poor or less village age, I understand the
humiliation, the sufferings, and loneliness, rejection and feelings to be
isolated, and I would want the lucking once that will profit from the funds
to feel good and the reality of life and thereby extend the good work to
others, this is what will give me and my late husband the most joy even in
the land of death

I am sending this message to you praying that it will reach you in good
health, since I am not in good health in which I sleep every night without
knowing if I may be alive to see the next day. I am suffering from long
term cancer and presently I am partially suffering from a stroke illness
which has become almost impossible for me to move around. I was married to
my late husband for over 4 years before he died and unfortunately that we
don't have a child, my doctor confided in me that i have less chance to
live. Having known my health condition, I decided to contact you to claim
the fund since I don't have any relation. I grew up in an orphanage.



Meanwhile i have concluded with the bank to transfer the funds to you, once
you are in contact with them by any of the transfer method as listed below
The total funds is currently with the Siam commercial bank in Thailand
under the department of Money Gram transfer company under the guiding of my
bank director in Siam commercial bank Plc in Thailand and they have been
instructed to transfer the funds to you through the listed options below

1, Money Gram

2, ATM card,

3 RIA

4, Online Transfer



note that the mention above methods of transfer is 100% guarantee for you
to received the funds without much delaying, once you are in contact with
them, base on the urgency required for you to handle the project, as my
doctors has confirmed that I don’t have much time to live, bellow is the
contact of the Money Gram transfer office manager who will proceed the
transfer to you once you are in contact

With them.



BELOW HERE IS THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION

OFFICE NAME: MONEYGRAM TRANSFER DEPERTMENT BANGKOK, THAILAND

CONTACT PERSON: MR. ARTHID NANTHAWITHAYA DIRECTEUR GENERAL

CONTACT EMAIL: *bankplcsiamcommercial@gmail.com
<bankplcsiamcommercial@gmail.com>*



LET ME KNOW ONCE YOU START RECEIVING THE FUNDS BIT BY BIT

Regards,

Mrs. Maya Oliver

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