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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" <efileoffic3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: generaljamesumar@yahoo.cn
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:12:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION







ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, (ECOWAS),
SUBJECT Attn: Beneficiary, Your $1.5 Million Dollars Compensation.


Attn: Beneficiary,


Complement
of the season to you and your beloved family!! 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
the 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 the United States government and the united Nation.


We
have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various
part of west Africa 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
scamers to be shared among 100 lucky people around the globe.


This
email is been 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. You are therefore being compensated with $1.5Million
Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are
barristers, bank officials, lottery Agent who has money for transfer or
want you to be the next of kin of such


fund which does not exist.

Since
your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a
compensation of $1.5Million, we have arranged your Payment through our
swift card payment centre. But not that, you are to make a payment of
$85dollars for the save keeping of your  ATM CARD before it can be
delivered to your house address.


Feel free to contact the
processing office: Barrister James Barron .the swift card has been
specially prepared to enable you withdraw  Your money in any ATM machine
in any part of the world, but the maximum is five thousand dollars only
per day. So you are advice

to contact, the processing officer Barrister James Barron with your provided information’s required.

CONTACT PERSON: Barrister James Barron.
CONTACT EMAIL: generaljamesumar@yahoo.cn
Tel; +2348122792034
 
 

Provide the information below to enable him prepare your ATM Master Credit
Card including your pin to access it.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS:
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER: 
4) YOUR PROFESSION:
5) AGE:
6) Passport Number:

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

Note:
that if no seriousness is seen in you. We have no choice to other than
to cancel your fund. We have no time to waste in this  Transaction any
more. This is the second letter and also do disregard any email you get
from any imposter or office claiming to be in  Possession of your ATM
card. You are hereby advice only to be in contact with Barrister James
of the ATM CARD possessing centre  Who is the rightful person to deal
with in regards to your fund and forward any emails you get from
impostors to him so we

could  Act upon and commence investigation.





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