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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: JP-Morgan Chase Bank <chaiyanan.c.thaiairway@gmail.com>
Reply-To: credit.sector@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:20:19 +0100
Subject: Re: Urgent Attention !!

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Urgent Attention:

The U.S.A Government, World Bank, I.M.F And United Nations
Organization, this is to inform you of your long overdue Payment
outstanding in our records. We saw your name in the Central Computer
among list of unpaid inheritance claims individuals and have to update
your information's through this email contact for immediate
confirmation. Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will
receive a part-payment of the sum of $10.5Million USD to you, Credited
to Online Bank ATM Card account that was set up for you in World Bank
and it has been approved already months ago.

However we received an email from one (MR. BRIGHT HOFFMAN) who told us
That he is your next of kin and that you died COVID-19 last four
months back. He has also submitted his contact information's to the
office department for the delivery of your ATM Card to him as your
inheritor. We are now verifying by contacting your email address as
we have in our Office records before we can make the delivery to him
and for us to conclude confirmation if you are dead or not.

Please, confirm response immediately to us before our action to
release your ATM Card to him against your name listed out. Upon this,
I request you send your full personal information as soon as possible
such as Your full name, Phone number, House Address, to our ATM Card
Payment Center to enable them finalize with the delivery of you ATM
Card to you.

Note That Because Of Impostors, We Hereby Issued You Our Code Of
Conduct, Which Is (KC-2255) So You Have To Indicate This Code When
replying back to us By Using It As Your Subject.

Finally Take note that we Wait For Your Expedite Response.

YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION TO THIS IMPORTANT NOTICE WILL FACILITATE
THE ONWARD RELEASE/FINAL DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS.

Thanks and God bless you.

Regards;

Jamie Dimon
Chairman and CEO,
JP-Morgan Chase Bank

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