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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • johnyoung_officer@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "xueyMr. John Young" <qmcvjohnyoung_officer@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:27:56 +0200
Subject: From: Mr. John Young diwk

From: Mr. John Young
Seoul,South Korea.

I will introduce myself I am Mr.John Young a Banker working in a bank in south Korea Until now I am the
account officer to most of the south Korea government accounts and I have since discovered that most
of the account are dormant account with alot of money in the account on further investigation I found
out that one particular account belong to the former president of south Korean MR PARK CHUNG
HEE,who ruled south Korean from 1963-1979 and this particular account has a deposit of $48m with
no next of kin.

My proposal is that since I am the account officer and the money or the account is dormant and there is
no next of kin obviously the account owner the former president of South Korea has died long time ago,
that you should provide an account for the money to be transferred. The money that is floating in the
bank right now is $48m and this is what I want to transfer to your account for our mutual benefit.

Please if this is okay by you I will advice that you contact me through my direct email address. Please this
transaction should be kept confidential. For your assistance as the account owner we shall share the
money on equal basis. Your reply will be appreciated,

Thank you.
John Young
johnyoung_officer@yahoo.com.cn

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