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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." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jonathan.smith212@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 07:36:38 -0500
Subject: YOUR RELIABLE COMPENSATION FUNDS/EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT ( CALL JONATHAN SMITH +234-8143-186-3

                                 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 in conjunction with FBI INTERNATIONAL.
 
 
 
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 e.t.c) and they are 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 these Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people 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 gartered from this Scam artist, we notice that you have been scammed of so much of your hard earn money and have decided to compensate you with this fund to recover the lost of your fund.
 
 
 
You are therefore being compensated with the total sum $10.5 Million Dollars to be transferred to you personally through an online banking system through our global banking system. We have also arrested this entire scam artist who claims that they are Barristers, Bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for you 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 US$10.5 Million, we have made arrangement to register an Online Banking account through our Global Banking system, where you will have full access to your Online Banking Account to transfer your fund personally to your Private Bank Account at your convenient hours daily.
 
 
 
Feel free to contact your appointed processing officer Mr. Jonathan Smith, The online Banking account system is made much easier for you to transfer your fund to your private Bank Account personally and instalmetally, with a maximum transfer of $100,000usd daily until your total fund of $10.5million is completely paid to you.
 
 
 
So you are advice to contact, your processing officer Mr. Jonathan Smith, with a re-confirmation of your information’s required for verification below.
 
 
 
Provide the information below to enable him start the processing of your Online Banking Account registration for immediate deposition of your total compensated fund to enable transfer.
 
 
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME:................
2) YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...........
3) COUNTRY:.................
4) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:...........
5) YOUR OCCUPATION:...............
6) YOUR IDENTITY:...................
 
 
 
CONTACT PERSON: MR. JONATHAN SMITH.
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: jonathan.smith212@yahoo.com.hk
 
 
 
Contact Mr. Jonathan Smith, with the above information required for verification to enable him start the processing of your Online Banking Account Registration.`
 
 
 
We guarantee you 100% safety and wish you the best of luck.
 
 
 
Best Regards,
 
 
 
Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde.
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos Nigeria
http://www.efccnigeria.org
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Please note that some fraudsters are claiming to be Directors or staff of The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have recently been sending phony e-mails/letters and also calling unsuspecting persons, with intent to defraud them. It is important to note that these fraudsters are criminals engaged in Advanced Fee Fraud known in Nigeria as 419. Every day, people throughout the world are falling victim to scams of one kind or another. But remember - if it sounds too good to be true, it is probably a scam. In the circumstance, we unreservedly advice you to dissociate yourself from all correspondence and transactions entered into based on evidently fraudulent and fictitious claims.
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