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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: "Lee R. Raymond" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lee5151@kimo.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:37:43 -0400
Subject: Re: immediate Wire/Telegraphic Transfer

immediate Wire/Telegraphic Transfer of $21.5M. expensive

Attn: Beneficiary,

We have received a Payment Transfer Instruction on your behalf from the African Union and Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with the United Nations to this bank to transfer the sum of Twenty One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only ($21,500,000.00) to your nominated /accredited bank account.

Further more the bank has demanded for Payment Gateway transaction reports (PGTR) as requested demanded by Homeland security, FBI, proving that fund has nothing to do with money laundry, drug, terrorist or other related offenses. On this point I have communicated with the insuring Authorities and they made me to understand that the requested documents will cost you the Sum of $230.00 hence it will pave way for the transmission of your Wire/Telegraphic Transfer to your account.

Do have the required fee send with the following information by western union money transfer: Receiver's Name: Helen Stewart Address: Orlando Florida USA. Amount: $230.00 Note that this message is urgent and should be treated on dispatch because of the valid date on the transfer instruction.

We remain JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

Sincerely,

Lee R. Raymond
Director
JPMorgan Chase Manhattan Bank,
125 London Wall
London EC2Y 5AJ.


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