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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Roh Dae Jung" <financeproject@ovi.com>
Reply-To: financeproject@zing.vn
Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 17:55:18 +0200
Subject: ( very confidential ) Offer from United state



Dear Sir,
My name is ROH DAE-JUNG, The brother of GENERAL. ROH TAE-WOO, the former
President of South Korea, He was hand-picked by the ex-general Chun
Doo-hwan to succeed him as president in 1988 to 1993, triggering large
pro-democracy rallies in Seoul and other cities in 1987. In response, Roh
agreed to hold democratic presidential elections, making himself available
candidate for the next election.

Opposition supporters, in pronounced regional voting, split their vote
between two candidates future presidents Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung,
making Roh the first elected president of the post-military rule era.
Roh's rule was notable for hosting the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and for his
foreign policy of nordpolitik, which represented a major break from
previous administrations. After taking office in 1993, Roh's successor Kim
Young-sam led an anti-corruption campaign that saw Roh and Chun on trial
for bribery. The two former presidents were later separately charged with
mutiny and treason for their roles in the 1979 coup and the 1980 Gwangju
Massacre.

After serving duly, he was accused of mass embezzlement which ran into
billions of won because of the GREAT OLYMPICS 1988 which brought Korea to
the world lime light, and was arrested but released after long years of
incarceration and now under scrutiny.Before my brother's was overthrown, I
secretly siphoned the sum of ( 45 million United States Currency out of
Seoul and deposited the money with a security firm that transports
valuable goods and through diplomatic means.I am contacting you because I
want you to deal with the security company and claim the money on my
behalf since I have declared that the consignment belong to my foreign
business partner. You shall also be required to assist me in investment in
your country.

I expect you to declare what percentage of the total money you will take
for your assistance. When I receive your positive response I will let you
know where the security company is and the payment pin code to claim the
money which is very important.we do not want the government of my Country
to know about the money because they will believe I got the money from my
brother while he was still in office as president .Once you confirm the
receipt of the money ,I will come over with my Children to your Country or
any Country in Europe to start a new life with my Family. 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 and others. I will need your full name
address,address and telephone number upon your interest and respond.


I will send you the necessary details and my identification
For this to 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. For now, let all our communication be by e-mail because my line
is right now connected to the South Korean Telecommunication Network
services therefore we can not take the chances of being heard. Please
visit sites below for more information about Mr. Roh's government.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roh_Tae-woo


http://www.nndb.com/people/456/000111123/


http://www.tang-soo-do.org.uk/koreahistory45on.html


http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Roh+Tae-woo

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5229/is_2003/ai_n19149832
http://www.nndb.com/people/456/000111123/


http://www.bookrags.com/Roh_Tae-woo
Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.
Yours faithfully,

Mr.Roh Dae Jung

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