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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: EFCC AUTHORITY <emechieprince1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: agentefcc@rocketmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:43:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM EFCC AUTHORITY TREAT AS URGENT


ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)
WEST AFRICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
 
Greetings From EFCC AUTHORITY

RE : FOREIGN EXCHANGE PAYMENT VIDE ATM CARD # 14-8255-2551/UBB/T) US$950,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFITY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)

I am Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, the New Acting Chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (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 CAMERON AND SENEGAL, EVEN ASIA AND LONDON) 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 those Fraudsters 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 received 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 $950,000.00(Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars). We have also arrested all those who claimed 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 of $950,000.00, we have made arrangement to Transfer the fund through Atm Gold Card which will enable you to withdraw maximum of $5,000 on daily basis and none resident account has been opened with ACCESS BANK PLC in your favor your above mentioned amount has been deposited into the account where you will have full access to withdraw from the Atm Gold Card.
 
Therefore, feel free to contact us with your provided information's required for verification below.
 
1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR ADDRESS.
3)YOUR CELL NUMBER.
4)YOUR OCCUPATION.
5)YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY.
 
With the information above required information, We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.

 
Best Regard,
 
MR. IBRAHIM LAMORDE (CHAIRMAN)  
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is a West African law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud (419 frauds) and money laundering.
 
The EFCC was established in 2003, partially in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), which named Africans as one of the countries non-cooperative in the international community’s efforts to fight money laundering.

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