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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: Mr Denise Levine <wj3539411@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chasebankflorida7@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:19:57 +0100
Subject:

TRANSFER NOTIFICATION ALART FROM CHASE BANK

Hello,

We have decided to deposit your total fund of USD$ 22.500.000.00 with
JP Morgan Chase Bank Florida so that they can get the transfer
completed. Based on their response, they agreed to complete your
transfer through Online Banking whereby you can make transfer by
yourself to any account of your choice using their Online Banking
System Website.

You can purchase/buy any goods online through the Online Bank they
will open for you while your Visa ATM Card and Check-Booklet will be
sent to you using their special Delivery Lady (Ms Janet Foreman) Age
is 35-Years. You are advised to contact the JP Morgan Chase Bank
Manager today and furnish him with these following details in order to
setup an Online Bank account on your behalf:

Full Name:
Address:
State And City:
Telephone
Date Of Birth:
Sex:M
Copy Of Your ID:
Next Of Kin
Next Of Kin Email Address or Phone#:

Note that the above listed form is very important and make sure your
address is complete so that the Special Delivery Lady will not make
mistake or deliver to wrong address.

JP Morgan Chase Bank FLORIDA
Address: 33390 S Dixie Hwy, Florida City, FL 33034, United States
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM · More hours

Kindly update us as soon as you contact the Bank
Regards
Mr, Denise Levine

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