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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: <office.efcc2013@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:55:29 +0100
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORISE JOHN TO CLAIM YOUR FUND??

I am Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde the New appointed Chairman of the Efcc Investigation Office Nigeria, By President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, We are working on your payment file to release your approved fund, but to my greatest surprise, there is presently a counter claims on your funds by one MR JOHN WHEELER, who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained that you entered into an agreement with him to receive your fund, and He has worked with the Formal Chairman of the EFCC Mrs Farida Mzamber Waziri to Transfer the fund to his account details, but was scammed and has not received the fund uptil date, I do not want to make any mistake as the President of This country has warned me before my appointment, For this reason I decided to contact you and Know if This is real or not, Although your payment file is right here with me in the office, the Only truth I need is as bellow.

Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of (MR JOHN WHEELER)? Thereby making him the current beneficiary with this following account details: MR JOHN WHEELER,AC/NUMBER: 6503809428. ROUTING/122006743,B/NAME:CITI BANK, ADDRESS:NEW YORK,USA, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said MR JOHN WHEELER, if we do not hear from you within the next two working days from today.

However, you are advice to email the bank immediately and confirm to them also if MR JOHN WHEELER. Is from you or not.

1) CONTACT NAME:Prince Ajibola A. Afonja
2) CONTACT TELEPHONE: +234 8097058556
3) BANK NAME: FIRST BANK NIG PLC
4) OFFICIAL E-mail: firstbanqnigplc31@hotmail.com

Please note that you have less than 48hrs to get in contact with the
paying bank before they proceed to issue all payments to the said MR JOHN WHEELER.

Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
Chairman/Chief Executive
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
TELL: +234 8038727969

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