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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: "HEAD OF INVESTIGATIONS ( Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde" <mr.tegawills@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: c.bn_remittance8811@msnzone.cn
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:22:52 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: Attention:Email Owner, Your Fund Is Recoverred.

Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC.
OF WEST AFRICA.

Attention:Email Owner, Your Fund Is Recovered.

Base on the information's reaching us from IRS and our Monitoring Network
System (MNS) some illegal officers, in the Apex Bank whose names you find
listed below, have been apprehended by the legal authorities, for not
releasing your Inheritance/ Contract payment. Prof. Charles Chukwuma
Soludo , Dr. Patrick Aziza, Mr. Tunde Lemo , Mr. Ernest Obi, in
collaboration with Central Bank of Nigeria , Zenith Bank, Oceanic bank ,
First Bank, and Western Union. Billions of dollars was recovered from
their accounts.

The New Central Bank Governor, Dr. Lamido Sanusi, has approved your
payment of $10.5M (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand, United States
Dollars) via their ATM CARD payment system. The ATM CARD is designed to
work on any Automated Teller Machine around the Globe. On no account must
you send your banking details to any person or office, no matter the
circumstance.

Confirm the following data s immediately - Your Names - Direct telephone
Numbers - occupation - Your Delivery address and Any form of
identification.

We have been assured that your payment will be released to you through the
ATM CARD payment system which has been approved by their new elected
President, After the death of The late President Umaru Yar'Adua. Make sure
you confirm the required information's to the processing and legal office
via the information's
you find listed below..

Heads of Processing : Dr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Contact address: c.bn_remittance8811@msnzone.cn
Contact Phone : +2348096036625

Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
HEAD OF INVESTIGATIONS
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION OF WEST AFRICA.
OUR WEBSITE: www.efccnigeria.org

N/B : The Central Bank has assured the EFCC. that, Your payment will be
released to you within 72 working hours at most and an additional sum of
$20,000 will be paid to you if they fail to deliver within the time frame.

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