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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 Crime Commission EFCC <mr.ibrahim_lamorde@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:08:34 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Re:Receive your compensation funds.

























 


 ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
15A
Awolowo Road , Ikoyi, Lagos . Nigeria.
 
 

Attn: Beneficiary.
 

I am Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde,the New Acting Chairman of
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION EFCC and in alliance with economic
community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria . We
have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in
Western part and
southern part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United
Nations.
 
We have been able to track down so many of this scam
artist in various parts of  African countries which includes
(NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROUN BUKINA FASO SENEGAL AND SOUTH
AFRICA) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria. We have been able
to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United Nation Anti-crime
commission and the United State Government have ordered the money recovered from
the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe.

 
This email is being directed to you because your email
address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our
custody here in Nigeria and with the information recovered from this Scam
artist, we notice that you have been scammed of so much money and have decided
to compensate you with a little token to recover the
lost of your fund. You are therefore being compensated
with the total sum of $2.5 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who
claim that they are barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for
transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist.
Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation sum of
US$2.5 Million, we have made an arrangement to register with a Financial Global
Bank, where your will funds will be releasing from.
 
Feel free to contact: Mr. John Aboh, the Managing
Director of Oceanic Bank Nig Plc with your information as directed below and
inform him on how you wish to receive your compensation funds either by
Certified Bank Chegue or direct wire transfer and you should contact him with
the information below:
 
Contact Person: Mr.John Aboh
Managing Director
Oceanic Bank Nig Plc
Office Email Account :( mr.john_aboh@rocketmail.com)
 
Note, you should provide the information below to: Mr.
John Aboh, to enable him to commence on immediate processing of your total
compensation funds without time wasted.
 
1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4)YOUR OCCUPATION
5)YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY.
7) SEX.
 
We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of
luck.
 
Yours faithfully
 
 
 
Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde

The Newly Acting
Chairman
Economic and Financial Crime
Commission
EFCC-Nigeria.

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