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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- nclark.jpmorgan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Nelson Clark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nclark.jpmorgan@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:41:28 +0100
Subject: Re: Abandoned Inter-Bank Wire Deposit in your name
Greetings to you.
My name is Nelson Clark, manager of Corporate Banking with JP Morgan Chase. 270 Park Avenue New York.
I'm writing this message in connection with an inter-bank wire deposit from the HSBC Sharjah U.A.E. This amount is in your name as the beneficiary for the final wire transfer to your bank account.
I will be pleased if you will work confidentially with me to have the said funds successfully remitted to your bank account and afterward you can compensate me any 30%.
The diplomat by the name of Barrister Ibrahim Musa has vanished and we cannot get in contact with him and he has failed to present himself to the bank after several emails and telephone calls to him to present the required certificate.
The bank will confiscate these funds as an unclaimed deposit that is why I'm soliciting your co-operation to stop it from happening and have the funds released to your account.
I look forward to your response.
Thank you,
Mr. Nelson Clark
Audit Department
+1 (516) 207-1112
nclark.jpmorgan@gmail.com
nelson.clark@jpmcus.com
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