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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: "MR.DONALD JOHNSON" <mbabazijuliet2019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paymentcenter553@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2023 21:42:17 -0700
Subject:

From The Desk Of JP Morgan Chase Bank USA,
CHASE CO, Branch Manager,
CHASE MORTGAGE,
Balboa Mesa Shopping Center,
5825 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92111, United States.
Phone number Whats-appp Number +1(954)730-5705
========================================
To: The Beneficiary. RECOVERED FUND#0066#

We write to inform you that your long outstanding unpaid fund in the
sum of Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
Only (US$15,500,000.00) has been recovered. We are also glad to tell
you that every necessary official arrangement to release the fund into
your local bank account has been approved. We therefore request you to
submit the below information to enable a swift and safe remittance of
the fund into your bank account;

BANK DETAILS

1. Bank Name:
2. Bank Address:
3. Beneficiary Name:
4. Account No:
5. Swift Code:

PERSONAL DETAILS

1.? Your Names:
2.? Home/Office Address:
3.? Cell Phone No:
4.? Occupation:
5.? Nationality:

Warning: Please you MUST stop further communication with Anybody,
Office, Individual or Organization relating to this
transaction/dealing to avoid distractions in the remittance of your
fund. Note that communication of any kind outside the CHASE bank will
jeopardize the remittance as we are assuring you of a hitch-free
remittance of your fund.

We are expecting a swift response to this letter and upon the receipt
of your response; we shall expedite the approval and remittance of
your fund. Please provide a true and correct information as we will
not be liable to any wrong remittance of your fund due to wrong
information provided by you.

Yours faithfully,
Donald Johnson,
CHASE CO, Branch Manager

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