419 scam: "Edward Lee" <edwwardle5054@hotmail.com> Legal Assistance Required.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Lee" <edwwardle5054@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edwardlee2543@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 08:39:23 +0800
Subject: Legal Assistance Required.

This is an official requisition for your legal consultation services on
behalf of Tenluxe Co., Ltd.

We are based in Taiwan and our principal activity is manufacturing cotton
yarn,mixed spinning yarn, chemical fiber yarn, embryo cloth, RTW clothes and
knitwear.Other activities include constructing, leasing and selling
residential and commercial buildings and provision of investment services We
are presently incapacitated due to international legal boundaries to exert
pressure on our delinquent customers in USA and we request for your services
accordingly.We got your contact information from the state of USA lawyers
Directory as a result of our search for a reliable firm or individual to
provide legal services as requested. After a careful review of your profile
as well as your qualification and experience, we are of the opinion that
your are capable and qualified to provide the legal services as requested.

Please accept my sincerest appreciation on behalf of Tenluxe Co., Ltd.,in
advance for your willingness to render your services as we look forward to
your prompt response to our request.

If interested, kindly get back to me for comprehensive details.

Thank you.
Edward Chung Lee
Managing Director
Company Name:Tenluxe Co., Ltd.
Taipei County,22041,Taiwan.

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