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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: Hong G Kim <hkimkr@startua.com>
Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 15:28:11 +0200
Subject: ASSISTANCE CLEARANCE OF ITEMS (ITS URGENT PLEASE)


Dear friend,

With all due respect, I sincerely apologise for my method, I have used to reach you, this can be liken to the situation and urgency of the transaction I am putting forward to you for assistance. This is a preferable and private means I could have used considering my present state here. I am Kim Hong-Gul, the son of the Ex-President Kim Dae Jung ,I am from South Koran, currently serving house sentence charges along with my 2 brothers Up Young and Hong il. We were simply accused of using our influence to help Tiger Pools International win the nation's first sports lottery business license in February last year also assisting an American and 2 Russian Oil company gain lucrative licences in Koran during the reign of my father In office. We all were both alleging of taken bribes financial mismanagement, corruption accusations, tax evasion and impropriety of an amount totalling $30 billions. This are
Political motivated charges to destroy our future political intentions, even now, the country is full of official corruption and nobody been questions dearly as they had done to us. I know our problem and personality might not be current news to you as we have been on this situation
for long now.

This is not the incident I seek assistance for however, I have financial transfer transaction which has been pending since 2002, 13th February, and there are two truck boxes of fund moved to Spain and Holland for the purchase of housing property. This money was transfer to Spain and Holland through my immunities and the diplomatic Security company assistance to Spain with the aim of using the money to buy housing properties in an island in Spain and also in Holland for me and my brothers, now that we have problem of travelling restriction till 2008, and no means of travelling out since we came back from America to visit our father
who have been very sick since he left the presidency only to face indictment. I decided to face this issue with my brothers knowing fully well that what we have done in the past when our father was the president was a clear case of favour from 3 companies to assist them based on my influence to help obtain various licences and support to invest in the country. These consignments have been in Spain and in Holland too, and could not be cleared because that was the time we were made to face these allegation.

The fund which are sum up to $35,7M, That is (21,9M) in Spain and (13.8M) in Holland we will send you documents and certificate of insurance and deposit through fax to enable you claim the consignment on my behalf; I have spoken to operation director in Spain and also the caretaker company in Holland that I will be sending someone for that. The consignment was both insured so there are save from opening because it is a diplomatic package as at then. I will direct you on what to do if you are serious in making claim regarding this. I will give you contact information of the officers of the both companies who were the liaison officer responsible of the deposits

We will appreciate if you can act timely regarding this. You can write us on this email so my brother can also check on this when i am not previledge :stlumgu@aol.com

Thanks for your co-operation
Kim Gul Hong X.

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