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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. Ibrahim Lamorde (AIG RTD)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efccoffice@mail2president.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:49:27 -0700
Subject: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC) WGEZRMSVGO

This is HTML source of message you composed. Do not modify here. To modify this message press HTML Messages Editor button.
FROM THE DESK OF CHIEF Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde (AIG RTD)
THE NEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)
 
 
LEGAL DISCLAIMER OF PURPORTED REPORT ON YOUR PAYMENT.
 
ATTN: ,
 
 
 
My name is Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri (AIG RTD) the newly appointed Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that took over from Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde the Acting Executive Chairman of this commission who replaced the former boss of this commission Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in the office earlier this year due to his
one year compulsory training course, which is he is undergoing now at our National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru Jos Plateau State Nigeria.
 
The economic financial crime commission {efcc} in conjunction with the FBI through our intelligence monitoring network have discovered that some group of unscrupulous elements have fraudulently using the Federal
Government of Nigeria letter headed paper to miss-inform creditors like you causing a lot of problems and irregularities towards the release of your long overdue payment because of all this fraudulent act, this office has been dully intervened on the release of your fund. We have
been mapped out to verified and investigate properly on your fund by the President Federal Republic of Nigeria GOODLUCK JONATHAN (GCFR), hence the notice of the following reports.
 
{1} according to the strength of this report, you should stop forth, with your dealings with all this fraudsters who claimed to be a Government officials, like: Union Bank plc, intercontinental bank, first
bank, fidelity bank, standard trust bank, sky bank, payment clearing house, NNPC, the presidency, the senate house, etc, except any fax or call from OFFICE OF CBN NEW PAY MASTER GENERAL which is the only
mandated DEPARTMENT to deliver foreign payment of our genuine foreign creditor like you. According to the strength of this report and in reference to instruction from the executive office of the president, you
are warned to desist from further contacts and dealings with any person or office here in Nigeria or oversea. On no account should you be found dealing or communicating with any
person or office otherwise, you will have yourself to blame.
 
Finally, you are advise to contact the OFFICE OF CBN NEW THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR Central Bank of Nigeria. (C.B.N), were the federal government of Nigeria have recently deposited your fund for immediate DELIVERY at
your door-step VIA A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT,ATM CARD OR BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER depending on your choice because of all this fraudulent activities in Nigeria, so please contact THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, Central
Bank of Nigeria. (C.B.N) (Mr.Godwin Emefiele) with their contact email address:(centralbnkdept@greenmail.net), Office: +234-808 925 7487, to enable the immediate conclusion of this transaction of your
already approved fund, while you keep us posted with every conversation with them with our above email contact.
 
 
Congratulations in advance.
 
 
Yours in service
 
 
Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde (AIG RTD)
The New Executive Chairman
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
 
Note: Always observe this code as our communication code 1999 because I am aware that some impostors and fraudsters have started impersonating my name and office. I will be using this code whenever I am sending you
fax or email so that you will identify that is from me and you sh
 
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