419 scam: "IBRAHIM LAMIDE"<betty@powersync.com.cn> Re: Truth about Your Fund $ 1.5 Million Dollar

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "(efcc)" (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. )
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ewindthompson.efcc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IBRAHIM LAMIDE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ewindthompson.efcc@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:44:29 +0700
Subject: Re: Truth about Your Fund $ 1.5 Million Dollar

ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS
DEPT, NIGERIA PLC,

ATTN: Please

I am Mr Ibrahim Lamorde the chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (EFCC). EFCC 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 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 west African countries which includes (NIGERIA,
REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROUN AND SENEGAL) 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 been 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. You are therefore being
compensated with $1.5 Million Dollars.

Contact the processing officer Mr. Edwin Thompson with
your provided information’s required.

CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Edwin Thompson
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: ewindthompson.efcc@gmail.com

Mr Ibrahim Lamide
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

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