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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- markedwards111964@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Jp Morgan Chase Bank <jpmorganchasebank656@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:56:27 -0700
Subject: Message title (JP Morgan Chase Bank)
Good Day.
I am seeking for your co-operation to present you to my bank as the
next of kin/will beneficiary to Mrs. Sigrid Fascinate, a foreign
contractor from Cologne Germany who died on a plane crash on July 25th
2000 with her husband Rudi Fascinate. Her husband and their two
children also perished in the air France Concorde New York bound
flight; please click here for verification.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm).
Before his death he was a contractor to Exxon Mobil Corporation (EMC)
and has a bank balance with my bank to the tune of (Ten Million United
State Dollars ) which will be paid to you as his next of kin/will
beneficiary.For your information, I am the Head of Investigation
Department with JP Morgan Chase Bank .The board of directors of JP
Morgan Chase Bank, which I am also a member,mandated me to look for
any known relation of Mrs. Sigrid Fascinate,All I need to do is to
give you the approval as the next of kin/will beneficiary and the fund
will be paid to you as the beneficiary.For more details contact
me:markedwards111964@gmail.com
Yours faithfully,
Mark Edwards
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