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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: Graham McMillan <zx10@bankinghours.eu.ai>
Reply-To: <g-mcmillan@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:46:54 -0400
Subject: Re: Transaction Update.

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
128 Brighton Beach Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11206-2098
Our Ref: CHSX0014-ODCS/016 Your Ref:

Dear Sir,

Re: Urgent Notice

The recent launched Joint External Debt Hub (JEDH) by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Finance Statistics (TFFS) This joint launch is by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank and represents efforts to synergize international advances in the area of external debt statistics. Due to this new organization, the World Bank has gratified the international Debt Management to look into the all outstanding contractors/Workers due for payment with US Government. In Regards to this, your name was among the unsettled contractors/Workers who have not received their payments. I wish to inform you that the international Debt Management has been approved and instructed by world debt organization & World Bank to process and release all the outstanding payment which has been due for payment.

This is to officially notify you that the World Bank in conjunction with the United States set aside US$3.4Billion to pay in good claims from foreign Inheritance Fund (Next of Kin); In line with this arrangement the United States on Foreign Debt Matters (USFDM) ordered that contractors and Next-of-Kins whose files have shown sufficient proof regarding job execution and debt outstanding be settled without delay. We wish to inform you that your file was forwarded to JP Morgan Chase Bank by various offices and department shows that you have fulfilled all conditions necessary to receive your payment.


One of the reasons your payment had been delayed for so long was because of counter-claim for the payment on your fund. This necessitated the perusal of documents relating to your contract payment, we were convinced that you are the actual beneficiary of the said fund. The attempt to divert your payment to foreign account was done by your local representatives in collaboration with some Officials and most of the officials involved in several official misconducts have been sacked. I hereby to inform you this day that your inheritance sum calculated US$39.6M shall be paid to you via ATM CARD or Wire Transfer due to rules/regulation guiding Bank Secrecy Act(BSA). Be aware that all necessary modalities concerning the release of your fund have regularized so all we require from you is your honest concentration to make this transfer happen within 72hrs. Finally please kindly tick your preferable payment choice below and get back to us with the details;

OPTION 1 (ATM CARD):

1) Your Full______________
2) Your Full Contact Address____________________
3) Your direct Cell phone No# ________________
4) Attache Copy of Your Driver's License_____________


OPTION 2: Fund through Electronic Wire Transfer, Re-confirm the below listed info:

1) Your bank name:
2) Bank address:
3) Account no:
4) Routing no
5) Swift code:
6) Account name:
7) Personal Phone/Mobile no:
8) Residential Address:


In anticipation of your immediate response.

Graham McMillan
Fund Operational Manager /
Head Foreign Transfer Department
JP Morgan Chase Bank, Brooklyn, New York
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