419 scam: "Mr. Brian Marchiony" <brightwal111@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Brian Marchiony" <brightwal111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infojpmorganchbankremittance.c@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 05:26:35 +0100
Subject:

JPMorgan Chase Bank
8285 W Sunrise Blvd,
Plantation, FL 95241 U.S.A.

Dear Valued Customer,

JPMorgan Chase Online Bank Account,

The office of the Director Foreign Remittance Department JPMorgan
Chase Bank. This is to acknowledge your message dated to this Office
has been received and we have acknowledged the receipt as the
beneficiary of funds $2,360,671.26 to be transfer into your Bank
Account.

This is to inform you that the below information is required for our
Foreign Remittance Department to process your funds to be transferred
into your bank account.

As soon as you furnish to this office the required information as
stated below, in our next mail we shall furnish to you, the
confirmation slip for the transfer of your Fund to your local bank account.

1.....Full Name:
2.....Address:
3.....Phone:
4.....Sex:
5.....Marital Status:
6.....Age:
7.....Occupation:
8.....Nationality:
9.....Country:
10....Amount Expected: $2,360,671.26
11....Name Of Your Bank:
12....Bank Address:
13...Account Number:
14...Routing Number:

Upon the receipt of your mail to this office, we shall scan and send
to you the transfer confirmation slip.

Cordially,

Mr. Brian Marchiony
The Director Foreign Remittance Department,
For: JPMorgan Chase Bank.

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