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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Universal Korea" <universal12316@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:50:10 +0000
Subject: LETTER FROM REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

SEUNG CHANG
REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
SOUTH KOREA.

Dear Friend,

My name is SEUNG CHANG.From 1985-1987 I was the former special aide
to Mr. CHUN DOO-HWAN, the former President of South Korea who seized
power in a military coup in 1979 and ruled from 1979 to 1987. My boss was
pushed out of office and charged with treason ,corruption and embezzlement
of over
21billion won.
He was wrongly sentenced to death but fortunately AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
stepped in and commuted the sentence to life imprisonment. We thank God that
he has finally being released though still under house arrest in the sense
of
conditions of the freedom. I have been under house arrest at the government
house all these
years while he was in prison. I was also pardoned on the day of his
realease.

During his regime as president of South Korea, we realized some
reasonable amount of money from various deals that we successfully
executed. I have plans to invest this money for my children’s future
on real estate and industrial production. Before he was overthrown,I
secretly siphoned the sum of $28,000,000 million USD (Twenty-eight
Million United States Dollars) out of Seoul and deposited the money
with a security firm that transports valuable goods and consignments
through diplomatic means in Europe.

I am contacting you because I want you to deal with the security
company and claim the money on my behalf since I have declared that
the consignment belong to my foreign business partner. You shall
also be required to assist me in investment in your country. I hope
to trust you as a God fearing person who will not sit on this money
when you claim it, rather assist me properly, I expect you to declare
what percentage of the total money you will take for your assistance.

When I receive your positive response I will let you know the contacts
of the security compa ny. What I need is for you to indicate your
interest that you will assist us by receiving the money on our behalf
in Europe. For this, you shall be considered to be the beneficiary of
the money. The project in brief, is that the funds with which we
intend to carry out our proposed investments in your country, is
presently in the custody of a Diplomatic Courier Services Company in
Europe.

Note that it will require you to visit Europe to do the necessary
clearance of the consignment before it release and final banking for
you.

I cannot do this myself because I do not want the government of my
Country to know about the money because they will believe I got the
money from the government. Besides I am under government surveilance.
My movement is being monitored, I have be in Korea for sometime.Once
you confirm the receipt of the money ,I will come over with my
Children to your Country or any Country in Europe to sta rt a new
life with my Family.

As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is
successfully transferred into your account, we intend to use our own
share in acquiring some estates abroad. For this too you shall also
be our overseas manager if you display the ability to do so.

For now, let all our communication be by e-mail because my line is
right now connected to the South Korean Telecommunication Network
services therefore we cannot take the chances of being heard.

Please send me your telephone and fax number.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated. Thank you in
anticipation of your cooperation.

Yours faithfully,

Seung Chang.

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