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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Richard Williams" <muhammadbashir6966@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankchase839@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 01:34:07 +0400
Subject: Attention from JP Morgan Chase Bank,
Dear Customer,
Thank you for contacting Chase Bank regarding your amount of USD$
15.500.000.00. Your transfer will be completed through online Banking
which you can make transfer by yourself online to any account of your
choice.
Your Visa ATM Card and CheckBook will be sent to you by our special
Delivery Lady. She will deliver it to your address, so make sure your
home address is correct to avoid wrong delivery.
Be informed that our opening of Online Account fee is USD$ 150.00 and
delivery of your ATM CARD and Checkbook costs USD$ 100.00. the total
fee you have to send is USD$ 100.00.
The opening of your online account fee of USD$ 150.00 still belong to
you. Its to keep your account active. The total fee of USD$150.00
should be sent by Steam wallet Card or Apple Card.
Your Account will be ready within 2-hours as soon as we confirm the
needed fees of USD$250.00.
Thanks for banking with us.
Dr. Richard Williams
Chief financial liaison officer
JP Morgan Chase National Bank, USA.
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