Mr.Wong Du Nigerian Scam
The message shown below is a real example of a Nigerian or 419 Scam. The message promises the recipient a share in a large sum of money in exchange for standing in as next of kin of former South Korean president Park Chung Hee who was assassinated in 1979. This sum of money does not exist. Recipients who initiate a dialogue with the scammer by replying to this message will eventually be asked for advance fees supposedly required to allow the deal to proceed. They may also become the victims of identity theft.
If you receive this or a similar message, DO NOT reply. If you have already replied, DO NOT comply with subsequent requests to send money or provide personal information.
Note:
The name used in this scam email may not be the real name of the criminal responsible. The scammer may have used the name without permission or simply made it up. There may be a number of people in the world who share this name and are in no way involved with any sort of fraudulent activity. Therefore, the name included here is used solely to identify this particular scam message and is NOT intended to identify any actual person, living or dead.
Example of the Mr.Wong Du Nigerian Scam message:
Subject: Partnership.
From: Mr. Wong Du
Seoul,South Korea.
I will introduce myself I am Mr.Wong du a Banker working
in a bank in south Korea Until now I am the account officer to
most of the south Korea government accounts and I have since
discovered that most of the account are dormant account with
a lot of money in the account on further investigation I found
out that one particular account belong to the former president
of south Korean MR PARK CHUNG HEE,who ruled south Korean from
1963-1979 and this particular account has a deposit of $48m with
no next of kin.
My proposal is that since I am the account officer and the
money or the account is dormant and there is no next of kin obviously
the account owner the former president of South Korea has died
long time ago, that you should provide an account for the money
to be transferred.
The money that is floating in the bank right now is $48m and
this is what I want to transfer to your account for our mutual
benefit.
Please if this is okay by you I will advice that you contact
me through my direct email address.
Please this transaction should be kept confidential. For your
assistance as the account owner we shall share the money on equal
basis.
Your reply will be appreciated,
Thank you.
Wong Du
Published: 8th September 2006
Write-up by Brett M.Christensen
