419 scam: "LEE JUNG"<leejungattorneys@kr.net> PLEASE READ THIS VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE AND GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY

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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:
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "LEE JUNG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <leejung_1955@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 19:02:20 +0800
Subject: PLEASE READ THIS VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE AND GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY

Hello there and how are you today?

Without wasting much of your precious time I will have to go straight to the point of my having to contact you. I got your contact from an internet search.

I am a lawyer and I wish to have your consent to introduce you to a very big business.

One of my clients a Mexican Billionare of Jewish Origin signed a deal in an Asian country to get the right to build and develop shopping malls all over the country, 2 monthes after this he died in a helicopter plane crash in Mexico City along with his wife, son and his daughter inlaw including the pilot.

He deposited 30 million United states dollars in a trust company in Asia for the implementation of this project, I and his son are the only witness to this huge deposit, and his son died with him in the plane crash.

Now, all I want is to present you to this finance company either as his next of kin or business partner and this 30 United states dollars will be handed over to you, Yes, this is very simple all I need is your consent and sincere partnership to acheive this. Once you are handed over the money, you will pay in half of it into a bank account I shall provide for you, we share 50/50.

Please get back to me urgently with your personal phone number so we can kick-start this deal and if by any means this proposal offends your personal morals please I implore you to delete this message entirely from your computer and never disclose its contents to any third party.

Sincerely
LEE JUNG

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