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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: "JPMorgan Chase" <Stephen@demos.com>
Reply-To: stephenb@sina.com
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 12:47:00 -0300
Subject: Attention Please




I am Mr. Stephen J Briggs from JPMorgan Chase (BANK) Pennsylvania USA. I
got your contact through your mail website, so i went through your profile
and decide to grant you the help because you share the same last name with
my late client.

I have urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. On OCTOBER
6, 2006, an America Oil Consultant/Contractor MR. GEORGE, made a numbered
time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at $14,700,000.00
USD ( Fourteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand USD ) in my branch upon
maturity. I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got
no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers that he died.

On further investigation, i found out that he died without making a WILL
because he had no heir, and attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of at
$16,200,000.00 USD ( Sixteen Million Two Hundred Thousand USD ) is still
in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at
the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According
to United States Financial law, at the expiration of (Ten) 10 years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that i will like you to stand as the next of
kin because you share the same last name with him. I will like you to
provide immediately your full name and address so that the Attorney will
prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place
as the next of kin. We shall employ the service of two attorney for the
drafting and notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents
and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.

Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of
kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of
60% for me and 40% for you.
Please be rest assured that i am going to take care of all the expenses
that will be needed for this transaction that is why i have the higher
percentage and you will not be ask to pay any money. I will send you my
personal information and Identification on my next message for you to know
me as well.

There is no risk at all, it is 100% risk free, that is why i am funny
involved, the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney
and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution
of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via
the private email address below, upon your response,i shall provide you
with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because i shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Please upon the receipt of this mail message, send to me the following to
enable start the process of the fund into your bank account:

- Your full Names
- Your private Telephone and fax numbers
- Your address.
- Your work/Occupation and your age.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my private email:
Email: stephenb@sina.com

Thanks and Regards,

Mr. Stephen J Briggs,
ACCOUNT MANAGER
JPMorgan Chase (BANK) Pennsylvania USA

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