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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • corporatesecretary3@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: chengpui@dbjasia.com
Reply-To: corporatesecretary3@yahoo.es,corporatesecretary3@yahoo.es"
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 06:11:30 -0500
Subject: FUNDS PLACEMENT AND MANAGEMENT REQUEST

Dear Friend,

This is a Management Placement on behalf of Mr. Kim Woo Choong. Mr. Kim Woo Choong is looking for an experienced business person/company that can profitably invest monies in excess of Thirty Nine Million US Dollars outside Asia. The sum will be paid from Development Bank of Japan.

Visit our bank website at http://www.dbj.go.jp

Or request immediate information from:

Mr. Takashi Natori
Deputy Director General,
Dept. for International Affairs,
Development Bank of Japan
1-9-3 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 100-0004 Japan
Toll free No: + (81) 5925-3315
Local Fax No:+ (81) 5925-3304

Most importantly, you will be required to:

[1]. Act as the original beneficiary of the funds.
[2]. Receive the funds into a business/private bank account.
[3]. Invest/Manage the funds outside of Asia.

Mr. Kim Woo Choong is willing to pay 5% for your role as the beneficiary partner to the funds. Also, a subsequent 10% \"Management Commission\" will be paid for your advised investment services. A further 5% will be used to
write off any expenses incurred in the course of transferring theprincipal sum.

If you prefer to be re-contacted for more express information, please send us your:

[1] Full Names:
[2] Contact address:
[3] Direct Telephone No:

Be advised to visit the following links to be better acquainted with Mr.Kim Woo Choong’s current profile and personality.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/05/30/skorea.daewoo/?section=cnn_latest
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/HF01Dg03.html
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=8637

We expect your correspondence and our response will be swift.please write back via the email address below
Email: corporatesecretary3@myway.com

Signed:
Ms. Cheng Pui Ling
Corporate Secretary
Development Bank of Japan
1-9-3 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 100-0004 Japan.
Email: corporatesecretary3@myway.com
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The information contained in this e-mail may be confidential, proprietary,and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the person or entity to
which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not allowed to distribute, copy, review, retransmit, disseminate or use this
e-mail or any part of it in any form whatsoever for any purpose.
If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the senderand delete the original message. Please be aware that the contents of this
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Thank you.







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