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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:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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.
  • jangdoo4hwan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <jangdoohwan@centrum.cz>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:27:33 +0200
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:


FOR YOUR ATTENTION:
Good day and greetings from Korea.
This is JANG DOO HWAN, I am a  government official in the Treasury Division of the Korean Ministry of Finance and Economy.
The Korean Government is presently experiencing a different phase in it's history as some government personnels have discovered so many means of enriching themselves with the co-operation of foreign partners.Corruption reigns strong at all layers of Korean society.
A clear indication of this is that salary level in Korea is substantially below its spending level: people making $3000 a month spending $1000 for a night of entertainment.  A son of current Korean president is said to have spent $200,000 a month without a clear source income and hid boxes of money in his balcony.
We do not want to be left out as this is truely our chance. These funds are actually embezzled as we would not deceive you. The truth is that it is now a common place here and we are seizing this opportunity on our part.The amount of money we have in the custody of  a foreign diplomatic personnel is US$25m arising from Treasury Bond &amp; Bill Issuance which we are directly in charge of.
I, in conjunction with 3 other government personnels,We have successfully
moved these funds out of Korea through this diplomat and he has deposited the trunk boxes in a cargo security firm in Europe.
We are hereby contacting you because we want you to deal with the cargo security company and claim the money on our behalf since we have declared that the consignment belongs to our foreign business partner.
You shall also be required to assist us in investing in your country once we get these funds.It is hoped that we can trust you with this business otherwise, let us know so we can contact someone else. Once you confirm the receipt of the money ,I will come over to your Country or any Country in Europe to share the funds in an agreed percentage.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. We shall rely immensely on you  as we are not too conversant with the practice outside Korea.
I and my coleagues, spoken english is bad and so we have always used the services of
a payed translator who does the transalation for me in english writing. Please bear with us
Please send us your business name, telephone and fax number so that we
can immediately forward it to a chamber in Europe which we have contacted to help you with all the legal process and back up, you may need if need be.We do not intend to waste any further time.
In my next mail, I will send you all contacts you may need to enable us proceed without delays.
Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.please get intouch with me on my email address as i will only be waiting for your swift response.(jangdoo4hwan@gmail.com)
Yours sincerely,
Jang Doo-Hwan.

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