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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: "EFCC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <e.f.c.c@ananzi.co.za>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 01:41:26 +0300
Subject: FUND TRANSFER DELAY: ARE YOU THE TRUE FUND BENEFICIARY?

Attention:

I am writing in regards to an unattended file in your names which has been on the EFCC's desk for some years now which is supposed to be for the transfer of some huge sum of money to you by the Central Bank of Nigeria during the stewardship of Mr Charles Soludo(May 29, 2004 – May 29, 2009) and Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi(June 3, 2009 - February 14, 2014) as CBN Governors and the Chairmanship of the EFCC under Mr Nuhu Ribadu(2003 - 2007) and Mrs Farida Waziri(May 2008 – 23 November 2011).

I am contacting you to let you know the truth because i know how far you have gone in your communication with fraudsters(despite our warnings) who frequently impersonate the identity of real Government and Bank officials to help make themselves and their scam appear legitimate.

I will be ready to help in delivering your fund sum to you with your honest and sincere co-operation with my office but i do not know if i am in contact with the true fund beneficiary, if i am, do inform me accordingly through this email: mribrahimlamorde67@aol.com, if i am not then honestly ignore this letter. Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Ibrahim Lamorde,
Chairman,
EFCC.

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