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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 BANK" <zdenek.janousek@tatran.cz>
Reply-To: chasebank.jpmorgan.jpmorgan@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:23:46 +0100
Subject: Jp Morgan Chase New York

From The Desk of: Mr Brass Thomas..
Jp Morgan Chase New York
Branch Offices New York
1680 Broadway, New York.
NY 10019, USA.

HELLO DEAR.

I am Dr Michael Lee, Director of operations from the (Jp Morgan Chase
Bank) United States of America Branch.my office monitors and controls the
affairs of all banks

and financial institutions in United States of America concerned with
foreign claim payments.

I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds
moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line
with foreign claim

settlement. I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred
to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either
as, unclaimed

deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.

Your Name was among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into
their account, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to
your unpaid funds.I

have your file before me and hope your data are correct and UN-tampered
unless you reconfirm it not correct.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I
have the opportunity

to write you based on the instructions I received two days ago from the
Foreign Debts reconciliation dept to submit the List of payment reports/
expenditures and

audited reports of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to remit your claim sum following my
idea that we can have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this
legally.My conditions:

1. The sum of USD $35M only will be transfer into your account after the
processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the bonfide
beneficiary,the

transfer will be made by Draft or telegraphic Transfer (T/T), conformable
in 7 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately
and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your
name on the Payment

schedule instantly to meet the seven days mandate.


I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.
Waiting for your reply soon.

Yours Faithfully
Dr Michael Lee

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