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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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Fraud email example:

From: LAMORDE <lamorde@live.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:59:41 +0400
Subject: E.F.C.C NIGERIA ON YOUR FUND RECOVER

E.F.C.C NIGERIA ON YOUR FUND RECOVER
SWIFT CODE -0700 (PDT)
[ EFCC103NG]
Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria. Legal Unit:
No. 1, Ibrahim Taiwo Road,
Aso Rock - Villa, PMB 166 FCT Abuja.
TEL + 234 70 63374382
EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde.
Picture:lamorde@live.com




Attention; Beneficiary

I am MR Ibrahim Lamorde the chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission in Nigeria, a commission set up by the Presidency to sanitize the country of financial fraud. It was brought to our notice through our investigation that a lot of financial crime have going on in this country among some top government and banks officials.

Some foreign contractors have not been paid their over due contract money and those that inherited some fund from relatives in this country were refused their inheritance by these bank officials in the bid to divert these funds into their private pocket. It was also brought to our notice that you were being extorted in the bid to release your fund to you.

This is why the Presidency set up this commission to recover everything you have lost through this fraudulent and dubious people who are killing the image of this country. We here by advise you to make an official complain to us regarding your situation so that we can recover your fund and adequately punish the culprits.

You are advice to give us a detailed explanation and make the known to us the parties involved for a fast recovery of your fund. Get back to us immediately lets get your fund recovered, because the presidency gave us a limited time to recover all these funds. We are sorry for any inconveniences this must have caused you.

YOU SEE THE PROBLEM WE ARE FACING SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS COMMISSION IS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE FALL VICTIM TO THESE FRAUDULENT PEOPLE ARE TOO SHY OR AFRAID TO REPORT THEIR CASE TO THIS COMMISSION. WE ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR BOLD STEP IN ASSISTING US TO RECOVER YOUR FUND AND AT THE SAME TIME CLEANSE THE BAD IMAGE CREATED BY THESE FRAUDULENT PEOPLE TO THIS COUNTRY'
I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR INTEREST IS HIGHLY PROTECTED BY THIS COMMISSION EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN COMPELLED TO DO SOME UNLAWFUL THINGS BY THESE FRAUDULENT PEOPLE. YOU DONT HAVE TO BE AFRAID BECAUSE THE SUCH PEOPLE ARE PROTECTED BY THIS COMMISSION, ONCE YOU CAN ASSIST US IN OUR INVESTIGATION TO FLUSH OUT THESE BAD EGGS IN OUR COUNTRY.

THIS COMMISSION NEED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM YOU.

1. THE EXACT AMOUNT THEY HAVE COLLECTED FROM YOU

2. THE DATE IF YOU CAN STILL REMEMBER NO MATTER HOW LONG AGO

3. THE NAMES OF THE INVOLVED PARTIES IF YOU HAVE THEM

4. THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBER

5. THE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME THEY USED COLLECT THIS MONEY FROM YOU

5. DID YOU INHERIT ANY FUND OR DID THEY COMPEL YOU TO ACCEPT THAT YOU HAVE AN INHERITANCE?

IF YOU YOU HAVE ANY UNCLAIMED FUND IN THIS COUNTRY GIVE US THE DETAIL SO THAT WE SEE TO IT THAT YOUR FUND GET TO YOU. IF NOT JUST TELL US THE EXACT AMOUNT THEY HAVE COLLECTED FROM YOU LET TRACK THEM AND GET IT BACK TO YOU.

THIS COMMISSION WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PARDONED FOR ANY OFFENSE THESE MEN MUST HAVE COMPELLED YOU TO COMMIT IN THIS COUNTRY ONCE YOU CAN ASSIST US TO TRACK DOWN THESE EVIL MEN

PLEASE GET BACK TO US WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION OR MORE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

REGARDS,


Ibrahim Lamorde.
E.F.C.C NIGERIA ON YOUR FUND RECOVER
CHAIRMAN EFCC

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