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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 (AIG R.td.)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efcc.divison@livemail.com.bd>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:34:09 -0400
Subject: BE CAREFUL OF THE HUDLOOMS / SCAMMERS

(ASSISTANCE)
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
 
NIGERIA INVESTIGATION BUREAU
14A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI LAGOS-NIGERIA
 
E-mail: efcc.divison@livemail.com.bd
 
 
Motto: No Body is Above the Law
(BE CAREFUL OF THE HUDLOOMS / SCAMMERS)
 
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission {EFCC} through our intelligence Monitoring Network in collaboration  with the FBI,  have discovered that some group of unscrupulous elements have fraudulently using the General Government Nigeria Letter Headed Paper etc to miss-inform some of our creditors like you causing a lot of problems and irregularities towards the release of your long overdue payment. 
 
 
Because of this entire fraudulent act, this office has been dully intervened on the release of your fund. We have been mapped out to verify and investigate properly on your fund by the Newly President Federal Republic of Nigeria (Dr. Good luck E. Jonathan) for your immediate payment of your approved US$10Million United States Dollars.
 
 
{1} According to the strength of this report, you should stop any further dealings with all this fraudsters who claimed to be a Nigerian Financial Agency like Intercontinental bank, First Bank, Fidelity Bank, Standard Trust Bank Zenith Bank/  Payment Clearing House, and Central Bank of Nigeria CBN also the Senate House, etc, except email from GENERAL DIRECTOR UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, (AUSTIN OBIGWE) on this approved Email ID (unionbank.plc@e-mail.ua) He is the only mandated and authorized person with Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, to take care of your payment, as he has been authorized to Deduct whatever associated fees/ charges towards the release of your approved fund.
According to the strength of this report and in reference to the instruction from the Executive Office of the President as reported by the Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI, you are advised to request for your Deduction Clearance Bond for your free transfer.
 
In closing be warned to desist from further contacts and dealings with any person or persons / office here in Nigeria or Oversea concerning your payment anymore . On no account should you be found dealing or communicating with any person or office except the authorized confidential emails stated above otherwise, you have yourself to blame.
 
 
 
Warm Regards,
 
 
 
 
 
Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde (AIG  R.td.)
 
Executive Chairman. Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)

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