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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: "Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efccfraudunit01@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 07:29:10 +0200
Subject: RE: FUND ALERT/FINAL NOTICE AND THE NAMES OF NUMEROUS SCAMMERS

EFCC Head Office
Plot 1017 & 1018 Coree Bay Crescent,Off
Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent
Wuse II, Abuja.
Attn: Beneficiary

RE: FUND ALERT/FINAL NOTICE AND THE NAMES OF NUMEROUS SCAMMERS

Based on our findings in this investigation department we wish to warn you against some Miscreants, Hoodlums and Touts who go about scamming innocent people by claiming to be who they are not and thereby tarnishing the image of this wonderful country Nigeria. We were informed by our Internet Investigation Department that you have been deeply scammed or contacted by some of these scammers that their name are listed below, over your fund which was long approved in your favor by the Central Bank of Nigeria. As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for some time secretly known to no one but the Presidency and some top government officials who are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities in this country and as well restore the dignity of this country that has been tarnished by the above listed group of people.

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from all our numerous contractor/fund owners illegally and I wish to list some of their names so that you will personally indicate them by writing back to us with the name of who scammed you among them as we want to make sure that your payment is routed to you without any further delay. Note that we will surely deal and bring to book the names of people below if only you will co-operate with us by indicating correctly any of them that you have been in contact with, over your compensation payment.

The names of the Notorious Scammers that are now wanted by the EFCC are as follows:

Fake Prof. Charles Soludo
Chief Joseph Sanusi
Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius
Mrs. Grace Johnson
Maria Lopez
Fake Zenith Bank Plc
Mrs. Robin Sanders
Fake Federal Reserve Bank
Fake Ben S. Bernanke
Fake Union Bank of Africa
Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
Fake Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
SENATOR DAVID MARK
Fake FBI(Joseph Persichini, Jr
Fake IMF (Robert S. Mueller Director
Fake Bank Of America.

The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the EFCC and some of them have eloped the country and note that if any of them is caught and found guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the Federal Government of Nigeria constitution under the sub section 419 of criminal law. So we are waiting for you to write us back and inform us if you have received your fund, so that we can start taking the necessary procedural steps prior to bringing them to book and having your fund wired into your Bank account as nominated accordingly. Should the name of the Hoodlum that scammed you is not listed above, we will advise that you forward to us the his name and his contact so that we can trace them and as well bring them to book.

NOTE: This mail is not meant to be disclosed to any of these scammers if you are already in contact with them, so that they will not know that we are looking for them before they will elope the country. Help us by keeping this mail as a secret until we get hold of all the people that stole money from you and we promise you that they will return back to you all the money the stole from you the moment we catch them

Sir soon as we hear from you we shall Authorize you to contact the only paying bank that has the right to pay or contact you prior to the Wire Transfer which is currently been headed by the Bank Governors. You are further advised to deal directly with them and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achieve the success in the receiving of your funds through Wire Transfer. We apologize on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any delay and lost this must have caused you in any way and promise that such thing will not occur again in the future andif you are currently dealing with any one of them regarding your fund, we urge you to stop further contact with them as you are taking a very big risk and it might interest you to know that you will never get your fund from them as they have nothing to offer.The hoodlums will continue coming up with expenses and thereby requesting for money from you until you go Bankrupted. Hence, your
funds is currently paying to you

All you have to do right now is to stop every communication you have with these scammers don't pick their calls don't respond to their e-mails if possible you change your Telephone Number and E-mail so that we will be able to get hold of them for prosecution. Remember, don't let them know that the EFCC is after them if you want to get your fund back because we will surely catch them if you will not mess everything up by forwarding to them this mail.

We Wait to hear urgently from you so that we will guide you on what to do.

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.....

I wait to hear from you urgently,
Sincerely yours


Ibrahim Lamorde, the new EFCC boss
EFCC Executive Chairman,
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. (EFCC)
Address: 15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Nigeria...

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