419 scam: Lee Chen <info@leechenfamily.org> PLEASE READ

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "i want to solicit your attention" (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)
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.
- leechen60@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lee Chen <info@leechenfamily.org>
Reply-To: leechen60@rocketmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:34:00 -0400
Subject: PLEASE READ

Hello friend,

My name is Lee Chen(Former Minister of General Administration of
Customs of the
Peoples Republic of China).I have a secured business proposal for you,which i
believe will be beneficial to both of us i want to solicit your attention.The
purpose of my contacting you is because you live outside China.Actually i got
your contact during my discreet search for a reliable,successfull,business
oriented partner.I feel it would be huge surprise for you to receive
such email
from a serving minister of the Peoples Republic of China.I will give you more
information about myself and the business.

My name is Lee Chen (Former Minister of General Administration of
Customs of the
Peoples Republic of China).Forgive me if you see my business proposal as
shameful and not honorable because of my governmental status. But
please excuse
me and understand that this is the situation I am and must find a credible
partner outside China.In my years of government service as Narcotics Control
Commission and General Administration of Customs, I have received kick backs
from smugglers and business people seeking favors from me and as a public
officer my bank accounts are monitored hence I diverted the funds
Thirty million
United States dollars for safe keeping abroad.

I want you to receive these money which has been in deposit since the last Two
years. When the money is in your bank account, I want to use 20% of the money
for charity to help orphanage Children suffering (You will spare head this
project and my name will not be mentioned).You will receive 40% as your
commission and I will take the remaining 40% as my share which I intend to
settle with outside China.Please consider this proposal and reply to
me soon. It
will certainly do you no good to report me to my government authorities or
divulge this information to anybody because doing so will only destroy
my person
and my career.

If you are interested in my proposal,please contact me on my private email.

Email Address : leechen60@rocketmail.com

I will send you more information about myself and this proposal.

Thank you,
Lee Chen and Family.

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