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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: <paymentcentreoffice012@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:33:31 +0300
Subject: Contact Sir Collins Gibson

Dear Beneficiary

We are Happy to inform you that your email appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive the compensation of $1.5 Million United State Dollars, we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center.

Feel free to contact the processing officer MR COLLINS GIBSON. 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, processing officer MR COLLINS GIBSON with your provided information’s required.

CONTACT PERSON: MR COLLINS GIBSON
CONTACT ADDRESS: paymentcentreoffice012@gmail.com
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: +23470-6715-4312

You have to call him as soon as you get this email.

Provide the information bellow 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 LAMORDE
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
ABUJA-NIGERIA.

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