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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: "Attention:Sir/madam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crimeoffice@foxmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 15:16:09 +0100
Subject: LETTER OF COMPENSATION

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
ECONOMICAL FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
HIGH DR. IBRAHIM LAMORDE
NO 9/10 ADEOLA HOPEWELL STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
 
DATE:  2014
 
 
CODE OF CONDUCT (EFCC208)
 
 
                                    TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
 
 
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
 
I  Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde the chairman of ECONOMICAL FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) in connection  with Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office  in Nigeria. We have been working towards the suppression of fraudsters and scam in Western part of Africa, With the help of United States Government and the United Nations we have been able to tracked down so many of this scam artist in various parts of West African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA, CAMEROON AND SENEGAL LONDON) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria.
 
 
We have been able to recover money from these scammers. The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered that the money recovered from them should be shared among hundred Lucky people around the globe. This message is been 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. You are to be compensated with $2.500, 000) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars via UNITED BANK OF AFRICA UBA. According  to the record we have here, this Scam Artists has defrauded a lot of people of their hard earned currencies, as they claims to be Barristers/Bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which do not really exist.
 
Since your email address appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive this compensation of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only, we have arranged your payment in an ATM visa card. So get back to us with the below information,
 
Full Name..........................
 
Home Address....................
 
Mobile Phone Number..............
 
Sex.............................
 
Age..........................
 
Occupation.......................
 
Company Name................
 
Business name...............
I’d card........................
 
Thanks and we appreciate your kind response.
WE ARE AT YOUR SERVICE.
 
 
BEST REGARD
MR. IBRAHIM LAMORDE
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
Direct Tel: (+234) 8173400636

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