419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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: JP MORGAN CHASE <supremecourtng.org@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jpmchasebnk_ny@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 06:13:08 -0800
Subject: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK INFORMING YOU ABOUT YOUR COMPENSATION OF (US$6.5
MILLION) FUND PAYMENT.

*JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 270 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017*

*Attention: Beneficiary,I am Mr. James Dimon the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of JP MorganChase Bank located at 270 Park Avenue New
York, NY 10017US$6.5 million was deposited with my JP Morgan Chase Bank on
your behalf ascompensation/ interest of the money you lost in scam. The IMF
Auditors arepresently sitting in the United States this First quarter
supervising thepayment of foreign beneficiaries. This supervision exercise
was part of theagreement signed at the last G-8 meeting held in Washington
between the UN,IMF, US Government and the Ministry of Finance. Our legal
department shallhandle most important and vital aspect of it all, which is
the legal angleof claim.You are require to send in the below information to
allow us to set up anonline current account on your person's name and send
you the informationso that you can transfer your money by yourself into
anyof your private bank account.1) Name (First M. Last):2) Spouse's Name
(First M. Last):3) Address:4) City, State Zip:5) D.O.B6) The full name and
address of your Next of Kin:7) Home Phone Number:8) E-mail:Yours
faithfully,Mr. James DimonChairman and Chief Executive Officer270 Park
Avenue New York, NY 10017.*

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