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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: Jamie Dimon from JP Morgan <warriorchristopher257@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamiedimonfromjpmorgan@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 03:11:48 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY.

I am Mr. Jamie Dimon from JP Morgan Chase Bank of America and I am
here to notify you that your US$12.5 million has been released to us
as the IMF said that release cannot be possible because it is a cash
transfer. now we need to create an ATM card for you and we will send
it to you as soon as you reply with the details, thanks.

Account holder:
Owner's address:
Holder's date of birth:
Express:
Zipper:
Nationality:
Closest relative:
Source of funds:
Monthly/Weekly Income:
Phone number :
Next of kin and phone number:
2 Name and phone number of best friends: jamiedimonfromjpmorgan@gmail.com

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