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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. Lee Kun hee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.leekunhee@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 00:24:26 +0700
Subject: Letter From: Mr. Lee Kun-hee Samsung Electronics Chairman


Dear

Greetings I bring to you from South Korea, I must solicit your confidence in this proposal; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly sympathizing, though i know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone Apprehensive and worried.

I am the Father of Late Miss. Lee Yoon-hyung was my daughter, I am Mr. Lee Kun-hee of Samsung Group chief and the Hyundai chaebol, I am one of South Korea's most successful businessmen, More about my late Daughter, Miss. Lee Yoon-hyung. She committed suicide by hanging herself in her Astor Place apartment in the East Village, Manhattan on November 18, 2005. She was Born: April 26, 1979, South Korea

I have distributed all her inherited belongings and left her fund deposited all the sum of millions dollars with a Finance Company. Presently, this money is still in their custody, and the management just wrote me as the legitimate depositor’s father, the Finance Company inform me of the maturity date of my daughter deposit has been Issued or rather I have to issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf, or they get it confiscated. I cannot come over as a result of my illness Lung Cancer and according to South Korean Buddhist-& Tradition; we forbid any properties or belongings, that belong anyone that committed such suicide, We her parents we did not attend her funeral, which is customary in South Korea when the child did not marry,

So from this day I decide to see that this money is invested in any organization of your choice and proceeds distributed each year among the charity organization, help the poor and help the motherless baby’s orphanage homes and widows around. I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope you will accept this offer and see it comes true.

If this proposal is alright by you, then kindly get back to me immediately with your following information, your full name and contact address, your telephone/fax numbers, age and your occupation.

Thank you in anticipation of your Co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Lee Kun-hee
Samsung Electronics Chairman
Hyundai chaebol- South Korea

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