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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: "JP Morgan Chase Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <raymondwood.jpchasebank@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 21:46:01 -0700
Subject: @@@@FOREIGN FUNDS REMITTANCE FROM JP MORGAN CHASE BANK UK US$15.7MILLION USD

Mr.Raymond Wood
E-mail Contact: raymondwood.jpchasebank@gmail.com
125 London Wall Street,
London, EC2Y 5AJ
United Kingdom.
JP Morgan CHASE BANK
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT

Attn: Sir,

RE: ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR INHERITANCE FUNDS REMITTANCE OF
US$15,700,000.00/ ACT AS NEXT OF KIN

My name is Mr. Raymond Wood, I work with JP Morgan chase bank here in
London, I am Contacting you to know if you can make a deal with me. I
discovered an unclaimed funds of USD $ 15.7M (Fifteen Million Seven
Hundred Us Dollars Only) in our bank Of one Late American Contractor
Mr. Richard Graham.

He supplied the petroleum equipment to One Trident Corporation, a
multi-national oil corporation operating in London, England, UK. The
payment has been processed and the check has been paid into his
account with my bank but the bank is finding it Difficult to get in
touch with him. The Last We Heard from him was when he made a supply
to a company in Japan and the Findings from our recent research showed
that He died in the Tsunami in Japan as a result of the earthquake.
And We have tried to get across to any of the family members but all
to no avail.

The deal between you and I now is that, I will present you as the next
Of kin and send your information to the authority for legal approval
Document to Enable you claim this fund. Actually I don't have to
Involve myself Officially Because of my job, but I know what is
Required to get this funds released to You. Without taking much of
Your time, here are the needed information of yours to reference this
transfer legitimately into your designated Bank Account.

Your Full Name: _______________
Your Complete Address:____
Country:________________
Mobile Number:________________
Fax Number:_____________________
Age: _____________
Occupation: ________________
Copy Of (I.D Card or Driver's License)__________
Company Name (If any) Position and Address___________


I will advice That you get in touch with me for more details On my
Office email: raymondwood.jpchasebank@gmail.com

Please if you are not willing and Interested in Helping me Kindly
delete this e-mail from your computer and pretend you never got it.

Regards
Raymond Wood
JP Morgan Chase Bank.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS

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