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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: "CAPT DAVID JOEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.chasebnks@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:22:16 -0800
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF......CAPT DAVID JOEL

FROM THE JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
270 North Avenue New Rochelle
NY 10801 United State.

FROM THE DESK OF:CAPT DAVID JOEL
External Reserves Credit Manager

Attention.

We just received an information of approval from the Foreign Operation
Department of our correspondent Bank Central Bank Nigeria as instructed by the
Governor of the Central Bank. On how to credit your account through their
external reserve account with the JP Morgan chase bank new york.


Due to the high level of corruption in Nigeria, your fund has been deposited
in our bank. from now on do not respond to any email coming from the central
bank of Nigeria or other agent. if you have been contacted by anybody using
the name of central bank of Nigeria or other agent kindly forward the email
immediately to the office,for investigation by the cyber crime division,
because a lot of impostor has been using the name of central bank of Nigeria
and other agent to scam people. To avoid falling into the wrong hand please
direct all your inquiry through this office JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NEW YORK.



If you are receiving this notification for the first.The Ten Million, five
hundred US Dollars ($US10,500,000) which is on your name, can only be paid
upon our receipt of your beneficiary identification security PIN CODE for
clearance of the fund. Send it immediately to us for instant accreditation of
your proceeds into your account as listed below.

1) Your full name...................
2) Phone, fax and mobile.............
3) Home Address.................
4) Profession, age and marital status................
5) Copy of your any valid ID card......................


Please as soon as you get all this things your fund will be transferred
immediately without further delay.

Thanks

CAPT DAVID JOEL
External Reserves Credit Manager

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