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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 Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chasebankdonirwin1959@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 05:32:23 -0800
Subject: RECENTLY APPROVED

After several attempts to reach you on phone, I deemed it necessary and urgent to contact you via your e-mail address and to notify you about your compensation payment. The FBI have been working together with the United Nations Anti-crime commission to the eradicated fraudsters and scam artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government.

Some fraudster have been track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO,GHANA CAMEROON AND SENEGAL, UNITED KINGDOM) and they are presently in custody. The FBI have apprehend all those who claim to be barristers, bank officials, Inheritance, Lottery Agents who demand money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist.

The United Nations Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered the money recovered from the Scammers more than half a Billion united states dollars to be shared among 100 affected victims. Your name was included among those lucky affected beneficiaries who are to receive a compensation of $2.500,000.00 accordingly

This email is being directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam artists file on his computer hard disk and with the information gathered from this Scam artist, we notice that you have been scammed, United Nations have decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the lost of your fund.

We the JP Morgan Chase bank have received a mandate from the Federal Reserve management to release your compensation payment to you accordingly. You are therefore advised to contact Mr. Mr. Don Irwin the Managing Director of Chase bank connecticut branch with your name, resident address and your direct telephone number for the immediately release of your compensated payment to you accordingly

Name: Mr. Don Irwin
Private Email: chasedonirwin1959@accountant.com
Personal: chasebankdonirwin1959@gmail.com
Phone No.: (614) 368-5653

You are to contact Mr. Don Irwin with your details and hasten him to facilitate the release of your compensated funt to you immediately.

Thanks for your attention

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