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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 LAMEDO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrtonymoses@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:08:58 -0500
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIARY, YOUR ACTION IS REQUIRED NOW.

ECONOMIC &AMP; FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, (ECO WAS),
 
SUBJECT ATTN: BENEFICIARY, YOUR $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS COMPENSATION
 
ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
 
I AM MR IBRAHIM LAMEDO THE CHAIRMAN  OF ECONOMIC &AMP; 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 CAMERON 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 GLOBAL.
THIS EMAIL IS BEEN DIRECTED TO YOU BECAUSE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS
FOUND IN ONE OF THE SCAM ARTISTS FILE AND A COMPUTER HARD DISK IN OUR
CUSTODY HERE IN NIGERIA.YOU ARE THEREFORE BEING COMPENSATED
WITH $1.5 MILLION 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 $1.5 MILLION,WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT
THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER.BUT NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO MAKE A
PAYMENT OF $200 DOLLARS FOR THE SAVE KEEPING OF YOUR ATM CARD BEFORE
IT CAN BE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS.
 
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE PROCESSING OFFICE: MR TONY MOSES.
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
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY PER DAY. SO YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT,THE
PROCESSING OFFICER MR TONY MOSES
CONTACT PERSON: MR TONY MOSES
CONTACT EMAIL: MRTONYMOSES@YAHOO.COM
CALL NUMBER: +234-8137833888
 
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)YOUR ID/AGE.
 
BEST REGARD,
MR IBRAHIM LAMEDO.
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC &AMP; 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 IMPORTER OR OFFICE CLAIMING TO BE IN POSSESSION OF YOUR
ATM CARD.
 
 
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE ONLY TO BE IN CONTACT WITH
MR TONY MOSES OF THE ATM CARD POSSESSING CENTER 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
INVESTIGATION.
 

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