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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Chase <info@message.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:30:47 +0100
Subject: E-MAIL CHANGE NOTIFICATION
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E-MAIL CHANGE NOTIFICATION =
Dear Chase OnlineSMCustomer: Our records indicate that you recently adde=
d or made a change to one of your email address. This notification is to co=
nfirm that you initiated this change.
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If you feel you have received this email in error and did not add or chang=
e your email address, please click on Rectify Account Issues and prevent th=
ird party access to your account
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Please don't reply directly to this automatically-generated e-mail message. =
Sincerely.
Online Banking Team. =
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To see all of the Alerts available to you, please log on to www.chase.com.
To reply to this Alert, please send us a secure message from your inbox on =
www.chase.com.
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