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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: <j.bankmail@skymail.mn>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:19:02 -0700
Subject: FROM JP MORGAN CHASE BANK

491 Main St New Rochelle,
NY  10801 United State.
FROM THE DESK OF:JAMES DIMON
External Reserves Credit Manager(STATE COMPTROLLER),
Attention.
We write to notify you of your pending payment  of Ten Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars only, deposited with the JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NEW YORK.Instruction was received through a Telex report from the WORLD BANK to make immediate payment to you through our affiliate office in LONDON UK or SUN TRUST BANK here in UNITED STATE as a supervisory body.
The fund has been deposited in our bank, for immediate wire transfer into your bank account. The IMF has been mandated to monitor this transaction to avoid imposters as we have experienced in the past, you are therefore advised to stop all further dealings with non officials of this organization. You are also expected to forward all correspondence with the bank to the IMF officials.
If you are receiving this notification for the first time, The One Million, five hundred US Dollars ($US1,500,000) 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, Also you are requested to fill the information as stated below.
1) Your Full Name ..................................
2) Phone, Mobile and Fax number ...........
3) Address..................................
4) Profession, Age: .......................
Please as soon as you get all this things your fund will be transferred immediately without further delay.
JAMES DIMON
External Reserves Credit Manager(STATE COMPTROLLER),
CC: FBI
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DISCLAIMER NOTICE:
Information contained in this email is confidential and intended for the addresses only. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this communication without prior permission from the address is strictly prohibited.
If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please delete it permanently without copying, disclosing or otherwise using its contents, and notify the sender immediately.
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