419 scam: "Hyundai Group"<hyundai.donation@earthlink.net> Hyundai Group Promotion 2009

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "hyundai.donations@sys-w.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "Hyundai Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hyundai.donations@sys-w.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:05:05 -0600
Subject: Hyundai Group Promotion 2009

Hyundai Group,
St. Johns Court, Easton
Street, High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire, HP11 1JX,
United Kingdom.

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to notify you that you have been chosen By the seven-member
committee to fulfill Chairman Chung Mong-koo's promise to donate One
trillion won (US$1.1 billion) to charity, contingent to a suspension early
this month of his three-year prison sentence for
embezzlement and breach of trust.The ruling meant that the 69-year-old
chairman will not be thrown back into jail as long as he remains clean
during the next five years.. In suspending the prison sentence, the Seoul
High Court ordered Chung to fulfill the pledge of donations.Chung, want this
money used for the protection of the environment and to build art and
cultural facilities..

click below for further information.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iZmiE9o-PiIb9s4nS4hsQKfo2F_A
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2007/09/17/55/0502000000AEN20070917003500320F.HTML

As one of the final recipients of this Cash Grant/Donation for your own
personal,education and business development. The Hyundai Company is the
world's largest shipbuilder and 6th largest automaker and owns Hyundai
Group,the parent company for all Hyundai Motor. The company has decided to
randomly select email addresses that would benefit from this donation.Based
on the random selection exercise of internet service providers(ISP) and
millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among
the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$2,000,000.00
(Two Million United States Dollars) as charity donations/aid from Hyundai Group.

You are required to expeditiously Contact the head of committee (HOC) below
for qualification documentation and processing of your claims,from Monday
through Sunday. On contact with head of committee (HOC),You'll be given your
payment pin number which you will use in collecting the funds.Please
endeavor to quote your pin number QN(HM-145-5611) in all discussions.
***********************************
Head of committee: Mrs. Teoh Zabedah
Email: hyundai.donations@sys-w.com

*********************************
On behalf of the seven-member committee kindly accept our warmest
congratulations

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Ji-Qui
(Comittee President)

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