419 scam: "Mr Ibrahim Lamorde" <"mribrahim@"@ies.or.jp> This Message is from the office of Economic And Financial Crime

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- lmribrahim88@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Ibrahim Lamorde" <"mribrahim@"@ies.or.jp>
Reply-To: lmribrahim88@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 01:13:28 +0900
Subject: This Message is from the office of Economic And Financial Crime

This Message is from the office of Economic And Financial Crime
Commission(EFCC) Head office No 5, Fomella Street,
Off Adetokinbo Ademola Crescent,
Wuse 11, Abuja Nigeria,
Office Web site www.efccnigeria.org
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Warning pls before reading this email i want you to go to my office web
site so that you will confirm and understand that you are dealing with the
write person.

Kind Attention Sir/madam,

My name is Mr Ibrahim Lamorde the executive Chairman of Economic and
Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) our duties is to fight against fraud
stars in Africa continent.

I am written this mail to inform you about your compensation fund from
Africa Government which has not been paid to you since past few years,
according to our investigation we discovered that you are been sending
money to the scammers without receiving your payment up till now,
sir/madam i want to tell you the good news that after the meeting held in
this office on the date 17-2-2014 with the secretary to the states Mr John
Kerry from united states of America.

the new appointed central bank Governor Dr Mrs Sarah Alade has sign and
release a bank draft worth the sum of $5.5 million united states dollar in
your name, because of security purpose we have reach an agreement with the
Central Bank Governor to send you the payment through this office to avoid
dealing with wrong people.

therefore, i want to inform you that a cashier check of $5.5 million
united states dollar has issue in your name and is right here in my office
ready to be send to your home address this week or next pending when we
hear from you. Therefore, all you need to do now is to reconfirm your full
names and address to me together with your direct telephone numbers so
that i will go and register the bank draft with the courier delivery
company and get back to you with the tracking confirmation numbers of your
package.

please, apart from this office i will advise you not to contact any body
about your payment again because your bank draft is right here in my
office, i will be expecting your reply soon as possible, you should
contact me with my private email address ( lmribrahim88@yahoo.com )
thanks and remain bless.

Best Regards
Mr Ibrahim Lamorde
Executive Chairman
Economic and Financial
Crime Commission EFCC)
My private email; lmribrahim88@yahoo.com

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