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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347025084614
  • 2347025084614

Fraud email example:

From: austine <austine@babafreeeborn.com.br>
Reply-To: email_efcc406@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:34:58 -0300
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF:IBRAHIM LAMORDE


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
ECONOMIC ANDFINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
14A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Motto: No Body is Above the LAW
TEL:234-702-508-4614


FROM THE DESK OF:IBRAHIM LAMORDE
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION(E.F.C.C).
ATTN:LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF ($35MILLION USD)


RE: BE CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS

Based on the finding of this investigation department, we wish to warn youagainst some touts. We have been informed that some touts are contactingyou in respect of the collection of your fund in the total sum of $35Million U.S. Dollars that was long approved in your favour through theWEMA BANK PLC.

As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for sometime unknown to no one but the Presidency and some top government official whoare in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities inthis country.

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the peoplethat have extorted money from you illegally and we wish to list some ofthem so that you will personally indicate them by writing back to us because wewant to make your payment to you without any delay but we must surelydeal and bring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any ofthem.

The names of the touts that we want to arrest are as follows:

1) PROF CHARLES SOLODO
2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector
Surveillance / Board Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia Deputy Governor - Corporate Services /Board Member
10)Dr.ken in U S A
11) DR. HANZ MUSSA UNION BANK (NIGERIA) PLC
12) Mr. Benson Wolly Fedex Courier Service
13)MR CUPPA ACOKA. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
14)Fred Azu
15) Dr. Mike Gabriel
16) Mr. James Collins
17)Mr Eric William


The above listed names will be traced/investigated by this office and someof them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught andfound guilty he/she will be jailed for 25 years(twenty five years)as itis listed under Decree 47 of the constituition under the sub- section ofcriminal law.

So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above namesor other names not mentioned herein and hereafter have once contacted you inrespect of anything that pertains to your fund,dont waste time toindicate and get back to us immediately.

Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact you inthis Transfer is the Wema Bank Plc.You must deal directly with them and do whatso ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achievethe success of the transaction.

We apologise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for anydelay and loss this must have caused you and promise that such a thing will nothappen again. And once again, if you are dealing with any one of themregarding this payment, we urge you to stop because you are taking a bigrisk and you will never find your money anywhere because your money iswith the above named bank.

Finally,
we are expecting to hear from you today Thanks for your goodunderstanding while we await your urgent response today.

Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to acceptany fax or telephone calls that does not come from this office. Callme immediately you receive this message for more information
Best regards,
IBRAHIM LAMORDE
CHAIRMAN: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION(E.F.C.C).
ASSISTANT CHAIR PERSON (RITA HILLS).
TEL+234-702-508-4614 (24HRS OPEN)

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