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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: "JUSTICE SMITH" <mangawata@gmail.com>
Reply-To: justicesmith_1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 22:42:49 +1000 (EST)
Subject: JP MORGAN PRIVATE BANK

Attn:Sir/Madam

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not
understand why this mail came to you; I am Justice Smith. the Director
of
JPMorgan Private Bank London -Anti-Fraud International Department,
after a due meeting between British Government and and my office
regards to the release of your over due payment of US$15.5M.

A power of attorney was forwarded to my office this morning by two
gentle men, one of them is a PHILIPPINES National and he is ENGR.
GILBERT M.USON by name, while the other person is Mr.JACK MORGAN by
name a CANADIAN National.

This gentle men claimed to be the representative of your company, and
this power of attorney stated that you are dead and they brought
an account to replace your information's and claimed your fund of
(Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States of America
Dollars Only) US$15.5M which is right now DORMANT and UNCLAIMED below
is the new account they have submitted:

The information of the account are the followings.

BANK.-BPI BANK
QUEZON AVE. DELTA BRANCH
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES
ACCOUNT NO. 2984-0008-66
SWIFT CODE. BOPIPHMM

Be informed that this power of attorney also stated that you suffered
and died of a throat cancer, you are therefore given 24hrs to confirm
the truth in this information if you are still alive reply this mail
as soon as possible with your information's full Name/Addres Phone
Number and Bank Details before I will transfer the USD$15.5M to the
new account sent by the two gentle men.

Note, that any further delay from your side could be dangerous as we
would not be held responsible of wrong payment after all the legal
documents that will empower them to claim the fund were signed by them
or their Attorney/Representaive(s) as they are ready to meet us in
London.

Your name and contact telephone number(s) must be provided for the transfer.

Please contact me through this email address:justicesmith_1@yahoo.com

Regards,
Justice Smith

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