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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: "Jamie Demo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jp-morganchasebnk@live.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:34:24 +0100
Subject: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

JP Morgan Chase Bank
One chase manhatan plaza NY, NY 10005
Telephone: 1-206-600-4574
Fax: 1-206-339-1703
Contact email: jp-morganchasebnk@live.com


LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.


This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators some while ago. I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to introduce myself; I am (Mr. Jamie Demo) the Legal chairman of JP Morgan Chase Bank. On the 1st of October 2007, the former President of The United States Of America (George W. Bush) introduced a Commission named the "ICPC", which is duly registered under the United Nations (U.N.O). This particular Commission was initiated to detect fraud/funds delay/impersonation of Government Officials.


Secondly, we are mandated by the US Government to settle foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the world at large and also to create a good relationship with the international bodies. Presently, we are being paid by the American government in order to avert beneficiary funds delays/fraud in Africans and England/Europe e.t.c. So far in this present year, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove, Mr. Michael Wagner, Patricia Norton, Emerson Ayers, Patricia Cutes, Gobi Lopez etc).


This office is contacting you today because your Case File (Ai) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet. From the investigations and Probing processes we discovered that you are a victim of fraud/funds delay. I took an oath of allegiance to settle all fraud victims/fund delay peacefully. This Memorandum is to notify you that the United States Government will settle you from our Bank. Your settlement will be actualized within 5 working days after your response to this Official Letter. Kindly send the below information to us immediately:


1. Your residential address:
2. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).
3. Your inheritance funds value:
4. Amount, which you have lost previously (if at all):


This above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry out our verification processes and after that your compensation sum/Inheritance Funds will be Electronically wired into your designated Bank account. Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment because here in this office, we have a lot of listed victims to be settled.


Officially Signed,
Mr. Jamie Demo

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