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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.
- 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.
- faxroom2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: engineer@tapaco.com
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 17:06:31 +0700
Subject: HELLO FROM JUN CHU
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FROM JUNG CHU
REPUBLIC OF NORTH KOREA
Pyongyang.
DEAR SIR/MA
I AM POLITICAL DEFLECTOR FROM NORTH KOREA WHO IS A FUGITIVE IN LAOS.A SMALL ASIA COUNTRY CLOSER TO NORTH KOREA.
I AM WRITING YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO RECEIVE CERTAIN SUM OF AMOUNT WHICH I WILL NOT DISCLOSE HERE TILL I HEAR FROM YOU
POSITIVELY TO PARTNER WITH US INORDER TO FINALIZE THE TRANSACTION.
THE PURPOSES OF MY DEFLECTING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY IS AS A RESULT OF FUNDS WHICH OUR COUNTRY LEADER Kim Jong-un GAVE TO PURCHASE MORE ADDITIONAL
NUCLEAR WAR HEADS FROM MOSCOW BUT SOMEHOW ALONG THE LINE, THE MONEY WAS DIVERTED TO A BANK IN CHINA AND THE NUCLEAR WAR HEADS WAS NOT PURCHASED.
OUR LEADER DISCOVERED OUR PLANS AND HE BRANDED ME A POLITICAL SABOTEUR AND ORDERED FOR MY EXECUTION WHICH INFORMATION GOT TO ME IN TIME AND I FLED THE COUNTRY.
HOWEVER THE PURPOSE OF DIVERTING THIS FUNDS IS BECAUSE MAJORITY OF OUR COUNTRY MEN AND WOMEN DOES NOT WANT TO GO TO WAR WITH AMERICANS
BUT OUR LEADER IS A MONSTER THAT WANT TO ENGAGE IN SENSELESS WAR WITH USA THAT WILL LEAD TO THIRD WORLD WAR AND THESE WE DON'T WANT AND WITHIN
US IN HIS CABINET, WE CONSPIRED TO DIVERT THE FUNDS IN ORDER TO FRUSTRATE HIS EVIL INTENTION.
THEREFORE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO HELP US RECEIVE THIS FUNDS, I WILL LATER DISCLOSE TO YOU THE PERSON WHOM YOU WILL WORK WITH IN CHINA
WHO WILL COORDINATE THE TRANSFER PROCESS OF THE FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND LATER I AND MY SECRET PARTNER WILL JOIN YOU FOR DISBURSEMENT OR WE
JOINTLY INVEST THE FUNDS INTO A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS. PLEASE KINDLY RESPOND INDICATING YOUR INTEREST TO ACTUALIZE THE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE
QUICKEST POSSIBLE TIME AS EVERY PLANS TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO THE FINAL DESIGNATED BANK HAS BEEN WORKED OUT.
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND EXPECTING YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE. PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS
EMAIL ADDRESS: faxroom2@gmail.com
BEST REGARDS
JUNG CHU.
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