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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" <info@xieyin.com.cn>
Reply-To: attorney_edward@yahoo.cn
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:41:23 +0800
Subject: Re.Ref. COMPENSATION PAYMENT NOTICE

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

Attn: Beneficiary,

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 beneficiaries 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 gathered 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 $750,000 Dollars. We

have also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who have 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 $750,000 USD, we have made arrangement to

commence an Online Banking through our Global Bank, where you will have full access to your Online Banking Account Fund, to transfer your

fund personally to your Private Bank Account with no complication of things or questioning as the Account will be fully Set up in your Name.

Feel free to contact the processing officer MR Edward Robinson. The online Banking Processing is made much easier for you to transfer your fund

to your private Bank Account personally, to avoid any delay or complication of things. With this Online Banking Transfer Processing, you can only

transfer the Maximum Amount of US$250.000.00 daily/instalmentally until the total amount of your Compensated/deposited fund is transferred

and completely paid to you.
However, if you would wish your fund paid to you via automated teller machine payment [ATM CARD] powered by visa and interswitch,please do

indicate to Mr Edward Robinson for him to make arrangement with the courier company for delivery to you as soon as you get in contact with

him.

So you are advice to contact, processing officer MR Edward Robinson with your provided information required for verification below:

CONTACT PERSON: MR Edward Robinson
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: attorney_edward@yahoo.cn


Provide the information below to enable the processing of your Online Banking Account for deposition of your total compensated fund.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR OCCUPATION
5) YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY

Contact MR Edward Robinson with the information required for verification to enable him start the processing of your Online Banking Account

Registration or ATM CARD PAYMENT delivery to you.

We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.

Best Regard,
Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
LAGOS-NIGERIA



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