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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: "=?iso-8859-1?q?COL,NOH=20DAEJUNG=20\[rtd\]?=" <noh.daejung7@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: daejung@web2mail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 10:23:15 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Please Assist my family


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: noh.daejung7@btinternet.com

Greetings from me and my family.


FROM: NOH DAE-JUNG


Getting your contact was not an easy task because since I am not

computer literate, I ordered my son to seek a partner very far away and

he went to the institute of International Business to apply and he paid

them the charges.


My name is NOH DAE-JUNG, The brother of GENERAL. NOH TAE-WOO, the

former President of South Korea who ascended to power through a popular

electoral victory in 1988 to 1992. After serving duly, he was accused

of mass embezzlement which ran into billions of won because of the

GREAT OLYMPICS 1988 which brought Korea to the world lime light, and

was arrested but released after long years of incarceration and now

under scrutiny.

Before my brother's was overthrown, I secretly siphoned the sum of 30

million United States Currency out of Seoul and deposited the money

with a security firm that transports valuable goods and through

diplomatic means.I am contacting you because I want you to deal with

the security company and claim the money on my behalf since I have

declared that the consignment belong to my foreign business partner.

You shall also be required to assist me in investment in your country.

I expect you to declare what percentage of the total money you will

take for your assistance. When I receive your positive response I will

let you know where the security company is and the payment pin code to

claim the money which is very important.we do not want the government

of my Country to know about the money because they will believe I got

the money from my brother while he was still in office as president .

Once you confirm the receipt of the money ,I will come over with my

Children to your Country or any Country in Europe to start a new life

with my Family.

As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is

successfully transferred into your account, we intend to use our own

share in acquiring some estates abroad. For this too you shall also be

our overseas manager of all our properties and you will be paid based

on a certain percentage agreed on by both parties. For now, let all our

communication be by e-mail because my line is right now connected to

the South Korean Telecommunication Network services therefore we can

not take the chances of being heard.


Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.

Yours faithfully,

Col,Noh Dae-Jung [rtd]





- COL,NOH DAEJUNG [rtd]


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