419 scam: "Mrs. Ma kim-Choong" <kimchoonginvestments@asia.com> Invest In Your Interest:

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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:

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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- mrs.makim1950@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Ma kim-Choong" <kimchoonginvestments@asia.com>
Reply-To: mrs.makimchoong@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 06:19:26 +0700
Subject: Invest In Your Interest:

Dear friend,

I am Mrs. Ma Kim-Choong, wife of Mr. Woo Choong, founder of many Korean
leading companies, including Daewoo. My husband had political problems
with the government and executives of his group of companies on corrupt
allegations which are not true. Before he was charged and imprisoned, we
were able to divert some of the money realized from the sale of some of
his assets.
However, I have a legitimate business offer for you regarding some secret
deposit of funds. We want this fund invested for a period of ten (10)
years before refunding it back to us. I will be ready to negotiate terms
with you, if I know your financial capability, experience and investment
preposition. I will direct you to the useful contact, where this process
will be concluded within matter of days.
I will
William Simon: furnish you with more information when I receive a
response from you, do contact me on my private email:
mrs.makim1950@yahoo.co.uk

regards,
Mrs. Ma Kim

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