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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 HWANG CHAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <leechan222@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:37:56 +0100
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE

Dear Partner,
 
This is a VERY PRIVATE partnership, investment offer and an urgent SOS message too,kindly handle it privately and confidentially too.
My name is Mr.Lee Hwang-Chan, personal treasurer/close associates of  Mr. Kim Woo-Choong the founder of now bankrupt Daewoo conglomerates in South Korea.Due to the Asian economic crisis of the 1997 my boss had serious economic and political problems and this resulted in his incarcerations until he was released from jail in 2007 by the then South Korean President- Roh Moo-hyun due to his ailing health condition and placed on close monitoring.
 
Prior to my boss arrest and political prosecution in South Korea he had entrusted in my care the sum of US$22,500,000{Twenty Two Million,Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars} for safe keeping.This funds is presently saved with a  PRIVATE finance/security company in Holland-Netherlands and it will be paid out to you upon my legal authorization.
 
Due to my close relationship with my boss - Mr. Kim Woo-Choong i was under close watch and being monitored by the secret South Korean security officials, as a result of that i relocated to Kaesong Industrial Region which is a special administrative industrial region of North Korea (DPRK). It was formed in 2002 from part of the Kaesong Directly-Governed City.But i can communicate with you freely through e-mails for now,but be rest assured that i will oblige you my private phone number and also the data pages of my South Korean international passport when the coast is clear.
 
After searching through the books of your country's chambers of commerce and industries in Seoul-South  Korea I decide to contact you to assist me to re-profile the funds and equally invest same,you will be entitled to 30% of the amount as your reward for this service.This business offer is LEGAL,but you are required to keep it secret and highly confidential too,but it is also a DEAL in all it's ramification.
 
Do kindly send to me your full names,contact street address,private e-mail address{if it is different},your age ,Occupation and contact phone numbers.
 
I will give you more details of this business offer upon your positive response.As it is said,the taste of the pudding is in the eating and NOTHING VENTURED,NOTHING GAINED,so i humbly ask you to come on board and let us formed a partnership that will work for our collective good.I am waiting!
 
Thanks.
 
Mr.Lee Hwang-Chan
Kaesong Industrial Region
{South Korea}
 
NB:-KINDLY SEND YOUR REPLY STRICTLY TO THIS MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS:
leechan222@yandex.com/leechan222@yandex.com
 

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