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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: JP Morgan Chase Bank <danielngeleotubo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jpmorgnchasebank@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:08:09 +0100
Subject: WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR FUNDS HERE IN THE USA

JP Morgan Chase Bank of New York
270 Park Avenue, 39th Floor,
Webside: www.jpmorgan.com / wss
https://chaseonline.chase.com/

Attn: Dear Fund Beneficiary,

WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR FUNDS HERE IN THE USA

Your payment files from three (3) different banks, Nat-west Bank of
London, Central Bank of Nigeria and Bank of America was compiled and
submitted to my desk this morning for review.

The total sum owed to you by the 3 banks mentioned above was sum up to
the tune of US$10,500,000.00 [Ten Million Five Hundred United States
Dollars]

The Federal Reserve Bank Group has mandated the JP Morgan Chase Bank
via my Office to release funds to beneficiaries through a means
preferable by the beneficiary, Hence Your Name appears as one of The
fund beneficiaries whom their fund was successfully cleared for
payment.

However, you shall required to provide the followings data's below:

{1}. Your Full Name and Address.:
{2}. Your Confidential Tel, Cell and Fax.
{3). Your Bank name and address.:
{4). Your A/c Name and A/c Numbers.:
(5). Your Swift Code / Routing Numbers.:
(6). A passport photograph

Please do provide the above information accurately, because this
office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds
or liability of funds credited into unknown account.

Thanks for banking with JP Morgan Chase Bank while we looking forward
to serving you with the best of our service.

Yours in Service.

Mr. Jamie Dimon.
Account Chief Executive Officer,
Member of Operating Committee of JP Morgan

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