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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "JPMorgan Chase Bank" <info@admin.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 12:39:14 -0500
Subject: AAOUNT UPDATE
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It is strongly advice that you should update your online banking account i=
nformation. There are series of issues about misusing and theft of account =
informations. We have upgraded our security server for the year 2016 to enh=
ance your online banking security and protect our customers from online fra=
ud. .
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To update your account security status =
Simply follow the steps below. =
To get started,click her http://chase.online/security/update. =
NOTE -Update Your Internet Banking For Security Reasons.
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Thank you for being a valued JPMorgan Chase Bank Online(R) customer.
Sincerely, =
Digital Channels Group =A92016 JPMorgan Chase & Co.,N.A. Member FDIC
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