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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- leeparkmoon14@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Moon Lee Park <leeparkmoon14@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2023 22:39:45 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS FROM MOON LEE PARK.
I'm writing with tears and sorrow from my heart. My name is Moon Lee Park,
I am  24 year old girl and the only child of my deceased parents.  My
father was an oil drilling engineer and he deposited the sum of Two
million five hundred thousand U.S Dollars in my name in United kingdom
bank before he died in January 2019.
Please, I want you to help me and  get the money into the account for
investment purposes and after transfer, you will also help me to get a
student visa to come to your country to further my studies.
I made this decision because my uncle wants to kill me and take my
inheritance from me! I reported my uncle to the local Police here in
my country South Korea but since then nothing has been done to help me
and my life is in great danger here in my country!
I am writing this letter to you from a local hotel where I am
currently hiding for my safety until i leave my country after my
transfer, I am willing to give you thirty percent of the money as
compensation if you agree to help me. Please answer me quickly in my
private email address so that I can send you more information.
leeparkmoon14@gmail.com
Yours faithfully
Moon Lee Park.
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