419 scam: "Mr.YongHwan Lee"<zhixu2@fpdraycom.com.cn> PRIVATE.(Financial Transaction)

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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.
- leeyonghwan472@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.YongHwan Lee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <leeyonghwan472@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 18:51:09 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE.(Financial Transaction)

HANA BANK
HANA BANK BLDG,101-1 EULJIRO 1-GA,JUNG-GU
SEOUL 100-719, SOUTH KOREA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Good day. I am YongHwan Lee branch Manager of Hana Bank Korea. The Below Memo is a Private
and Confidential Financial Transaction for your Perusal and Attention.

According to Hana's Bank source from a private investigator a customer of ours who may be related to you (perhaps) died some years ago in an auto accident here in Seoul leaving behind an estate/huge capital value at $39.9 million (with interest still accruing) in Hana bank, till date nobody has come forward or put application for the deceased claim as Next of Kin.

During the Bank private search recently for the late gentleman's relatives your name and telephone contact was among the findings that matches the same surname as the deceased (name WITHELD for security reason) who died intestate(No WILL or NEXT OF KIN).
To maintain the level of security required I have intentionally left out the final details of the deceased person.

I urge you to come forward since I can provide you with the details needed for you to claim the estate/huge capital so that we all (You and us) can benefit from this great opportunity, in this way, you must agree to accept 30% from the estate/huge capital while me and my colleagues will get from you 70% for participating in the crucial Financial Policies in the bank to have the claim release to you promptly without any Due Deligence from any quarters.

The essence of this message is strictly beneficial to you and us and nothing more. To affirm your willingness and cooperation please do so by replying me at my private email(leeyonghwan472@yahoo.com.hk)stating your FULL NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, NATIONALITY AND POSTAL ADDRESS.

On receipt of your response we shall revert promptly to you with details on perfecting the Financial Transaction to our Benefits. All aspect of the transaction should be confidential and Private.

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation as we await your swift correspondence.

Respectfully,
YongHwan Lee.

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