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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Chase Manhattan Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stan@soborka.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:01:22 +0100
Subject: Chase Manhattan Bank Payment Approved

JP Morgan
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York

FOREIGN EXCHANGE UNIT

THE TELEX AND CREDIT SECTION, FUND MONITORING AND AUTHORIZATION OFFICE

RE: CONFIRMATION OF APPROVED PAYMENT

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that after the meetings our board of directors held with the United States Treasury, regarding series of complaints we received from the general public about the Lottery and Contracts funds that was unpaid due to poor communications with the beneficiaries, We have decided to carry on with the payments by ourselves hence the United States Government has mandated us to ensure that all the beneficiaries receives their payment at the earliest possible time.

The United States secretary of the treasury (Janet Louise Yellen) has warned that all the unpaid funds should be released to the beneficiaries without any more delay and that is why we have contacted you to see that your fund which amounted to (US$900,000.00) is released to you immediately.

This Instruction was made because (JPMorgan Chase Manhattan Bank, Agreed To Pay $920 Million in Connection with Schemes to Defraud Precious Metals and U.S. Treasuries Markets (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jpmorgan-chase-co-agrees-pay-920-million-connection-schemes-defraud-precious-metals-and-us). For this reason, (JPMorgan Chase Manhattan Bank) have decided to facilitate the payment exercise in ensuring that all the beneficiaries are paid in full at the earliest time possible.

Therefore, you are expected to respond to this message immediately as to enable you to furnish us with the needed information which will enable us to process the release of your fund to you. We apologize for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences this might have caused you during this period and at the same time we are assuring you that you will receive your payment within 7working days starting from the days we receive all the required information from you.

NB: Your fund have been placed under Insurance for safety. We look forward in hearing from you on (stan@soborka.net) and to receive the information we will require from you to see that we process your file for the release of your payment to you.

Regards
Mr. Jamie Dimon
Chief Executive Officer of Chase Manhattan Bank.

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