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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 <file34119@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankchase63@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:13:38 -0700
Subject: Your Fund US$10,500,000.00 Million United States Dollars. (TEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)

FROM THE JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
270 North Avenue New Rochelle NY 10801 United State.@

Dear Valuable Customer,

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION,

I read your e-mail in regards of your fund US$10,500,000.00 Million
United States Dollars. (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS) the best way to make this transaction is by this 3 option i
gave you below.

It might interest you to know that all arrangements have already been
concluded in regards to the immediate disbursement of your fund to you
accordingly. Without
wasting much time, it is our pleasure to notify you on our three major
mode of disbursing funds to our clients, so you are expected to choose
the best option that suites you.

The options are as follows:

1. Through a Certified bank draft which will be delivered to your
door-step by an approved courier service. This way your full contact
address will be needed for successfully delivery of your Certified
Bank draft to you as designated, But note that this option will cost
you $500 only including the insurance.

2. Through an ATM Master Card which will be delivered to your
door-step by an approved courier service. This way your full contact
address will be needed for successfully delivery of your ATM Card to
you as designated, this option will cost you $300 only including the
insurance.

3. Through Telegraphic transfer, this way your fund will be wired
directly into your nominated Bank account as designated and means your
banking information will be needed so as to enable the foreign
remittance director start processing your payment file prior to
subsequent release of your fund into your Bank account without any
further delay, but note that the Cost of Transferring (COT) is $200 only

You are further advised to choose from the above listed options on the
mode which you wish to receive your funds and take very good note that
this required fee is just one time fee, there is nothing like fee
after fee because we are not small Bank, and we cannot be asking our
customer for fees after fee, so bear it in your mind that any of this
above option you chose is just one time fee and no more coming back to
request for more.

YOUR SERVICE.
Mr. Emmanuel Johnson
External Reserves Credit Manager
FROM THE JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
270 North Avenue New Rochelle NY 10801 United State.

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