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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Chase Online" <onlinesecure@customerservice.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:36:43 +0100
Subject: Chase Online: Account Suspension

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<P id=yiv8621999350yui_3_7_2_1_1376236473541_3057 style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.35em; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"><SPAN id=yiv8621999350yui_3_7_2_1_1376236473541_3056 style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">Dear Chase Online<SUP style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px">SM</SUP><SPAN class=yiv8621999350Apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</SPAN>Customer:</SPAN></P>
<P id=yiv8621999350yui_3_7_2_1_1376236473541_3059 style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.35em; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px"><SPAN id=yiv8621999350yui_3_7_2_1_1376236473541_3058 style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">During our usual security enhancement protocol, we observed multiple login attempt error while login in to your online banking account. We have believed that someone other than you is trying to access your account for security reasons, we have temporarily suspend your account and your access to online banking and will be restricted if you fail to update<BR><BR>To restore your account, <A id=yui_3_16_0_1_1399738213930_17836 href="pityou.cf/chase/chase/chase/home/auth" rel=nofollow target=_blank><SPAN id=yiv8621999350lw_1376241006_2 class=yiv8621999350yshortcuts>Sign in to Online Banking</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN id=yiv8621999350yui_3_7_2_1_1376236473541_3060 style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><BR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px"><BR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px">Please d
<P id=yui_3_16_0_1_1399738213930_17832><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: xx-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Member FDIC<BR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px">©2015 JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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