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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 Online"<verify@mail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:47:56 -0700
Subject: Action Required: Hold On Incoming Payments


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Incoming Payments put on Hold. View this message online
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Dear Customer,
We regret to inform you that our server was recently attacked. We have i=
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your account.
We have put a hold on all incoming payments on your account until we are s=
ure your account IS not compromised. Kindly help us protect you by reviewin=
g your account details to make sure nothing has changed.
After the review, if you are successfuly sent back to chase.com, then ever=
ything is good, but if you see the Red Alert Message, kindly give us a call=
immediately.
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START ACCOUNT REVIEW =

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Sincerely,
Chase Fraud Protection Services
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