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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: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION<info@admin30929748.localhost>
Reply-To: barr_philips54@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:15:48 -0800
Subject: CONTACT THE ATTORNEY FOR YOUR FUNDS IMMEDIATELY


ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION NIGERIA INVESTIGATION BUREAU (EFCC=
) No5 FOMELLA STREET,OFF ADETOKUNB0 ADEMOLA CRESCENT WUSE II ABUJA. NIGERIA=
Motto: No Body is Above the LAW Attention: Dear Sir/Madam....Your Scam Vic=
tims Compensation of $2.5Million Dollars. (BE CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS/SCAMM=
ERS). Firstly we introduce this commission, Economic & Financial Crimes Com=
mission (EFCC) NIGERIA INVESTIGATION BUREAU, we Fight Cyber Crime, Internet=
Fraud, Scam and Money Laundering in Africa and London United Kingdom, Our =
commission has been in existences since 2004 and our duty is to stop Intern=
et Fraud and Scams. We have over 7,500 of them in our Custody around Africa=
and UK and we are still looking for these Internet Fraudsters and we are a=
ware that a lot of Foreigners have been deceived a huge amount of money has=
also lost a lot to these Fraudsters after promising you percentages in the=
ir letters and Emails for you to help them move Funds and they will end up =
demanding for money from you and in return you will get nothing. The Govern=
ment has approved a total sum of ($2.5MillionUSD) as Compensation for the l=
ost that you have incurred as this was a Ceiling Rate as some suffered more=
while others suffered less, and the idea is to restore you back to the pos=
ition that you would have been if not that you have been defrauded, In addi=
tion to this compensation amount also approved in your favor is ($2.5Millio=
nUSD) only will be paid to you in the next few days as we have arranged you=
r Payment through Either..... (1). ATM MASTER CARD: which you can use to wi=
thdraw your Money any where in the World and the Daily withdrawal is $15,00=
0usd (Fifteen Thousand Dollars). (2). KEY TESTED TELEX/ WIRE TRANSFER: Whic=
h is to be Transferred into your Account and it will get into your Account =
within 72hrs. (3). CHECK/ DRAFT: To be sent to you and Deposit in your Bank=
and it will be Cleared within Three (3 Working Days). This is part of an I=
nstruction/Mandate passed by the Federal Ministry of Finance in respect to =
overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling,We are doing this In other=
to retain the good image of Our Country, and the President (Good-luck Ebel=
e Jonathan) has instructed the payment of ($2.5MillionUSD) Each to all Scam=
Victims both America, Asia, Europe Etc, Due to the President Good-luck Ebe=
le Jonathan political straightness. All that you have to do right now is to=
contact the undersigned furnish Processing Officer in the person of Barr. =
Gary Phillips who happens to assigned to you in signing all necessary docum=
ent on your behalf and also to assist you in bring the said scammers to boo=
k. You are to contact him with the following data of yours immediately, as =
we intend finalizing this payment in due time. Here his contact information=
: Name: Barrister Gary Philips Email: barr_philips54@outlook.com You are to=
forward the requested information below to him. 1.Full Name: 2.Address: 3.=
Mobile No: 4.Age: 5.Sex: 6.Occupation: 7.Country: 8.Scan Copy Of Your Ident=
ification.....Drivers License or International passport: 9. Next Of Kin: 10=
.Marital Status: Single/ Married... Please Indicate. You can also go to our=
Website and see for your self. http://www.efccnigeria.org/efcc/ http://www=
.efccnigeria.org/efcc/index.php/scams-safety http://www.efccnigeria.org/efc=
c/index.php/about-efcc/executive-chairman http://www.efccnigeria.org/efcc/i=
ndex.php/news/252-efcc-arrests-2-undergraduates-six-others-over-internet-sc=
am Yours Sincerely, Dr. Ibrahim Lamorde. EFCC Executive Chairman & Commissi=
oner of Police

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