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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: CHASE <intermar@upcmail.ro>
Reply-To: team@email.chase.com
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:38:15 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?SECURITY_ALERT_FROM_CHASE_ONLINE=E2=80=8F=E2=80=8F=E2=80=8F?=

Note: This is a service message with information related to your Chase account(s). It may include specific details about transactions, products or online services. If you recently cancelled your account, please disregard this message.

Dear Chase OnlineSM Customer:



This is a security alert from Chase Online Banking Fraud Prevention about your account with chase bank. We identified activity on your account that may be fraudulent and ask you verify the activity immediately. We have attempted to contact you via phone at the number you provided on your account and have been unable to reach you and/or left a message. If you have already responded to our phone call, please disregard this message.

For your protection, transactions on your account may be limited until you are able to verify the activity. We realize that this precaution may cause you some inconvenience; however keeping your account safe is one of our top priorities. Log on to our website to rectify this on www.chase.com

We need you to update your account information for your online banking to be re-activated
please update your billing information today by clicking

here Chase Online After a few clicks,

Please don't reply directly to this automatically-generated e-mail message.

Sincerely,

Online Banking Team

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Member FDIC
©2013 JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Your personal information is protected by advanced online technology. For more detailed information, view our Online Privacy Policy. To request in writing: Chase Privacy Operations, 451 Florida Street, Fourth Floor, LA2-9376, Baton Rouge, LA 70801

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