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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: "Dr. Ibrahim Lamorde" <ahmedfatima613@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dribrahimlamorde8@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:32:37 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
DR. IBRAHIM LAMORDE (AG)
HEAD OFFICE: No. 5, Fomella Street,
Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent,
Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria.

Attention

This e-mail is to inform you that the government of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria under the sponsorship of Royal Dutch Shell (Shell
Petroleum Development Company SPDC) and the endorsement of World Bank
resolved to compensate you as a victim of several Nigeria scams. This
agreement was signed at the just concluded development and poverty
alleviation seminar organized by the Ministry of foreign affairs in a
bid to save the nation's name from the list of scam countries of the
world.

The Royal Dutch company is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum
industry in Nigeria and has in collaboration with Nigeria Liquid field
Natural Gas NLNG to ensure that a certain number of victims are
compensated. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
under the Establishment act of 2004 Part II, No. 6b, which is detailed
as follows: "The investigation of all financial crimes including
advance fee fraud, money laundering, counterfeiting , illegal charge
transfers, futures market fraud, fraudulent encashment of negotiable
instruments, computer credit card fraud, contract scam, etc." The Act
mandates the EFCC to combat financial and economic crimes and that is
the reason why we are the agency handling communication with you as a
victim of Circumstances.

PLEASE,NOTE THIS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW;
To ensure that no authorities in Nigeria can negatively influence the
sincere execution of this program/project,the Federal Government of
Nigeria in collaboration with World bank has accepted that such
claims/compensations be paid to beneficiaries only through authorized
United Nation/World Bank established finance firm in Accra Ghana in
Affiliation with United States for proper/undisrupted
monitoring/execution,and to ensure hitch-free transfers of funds to
beneficiaries.


As regards to this, you are required to get back to us with the
information below:

Your Full Name..........
Your Complete Address.........
Your Direct Phone Number.........
Current Occupation and Position.........
Next Of Kin............................................
Relationship with Next of Kin.....................
Next of Kin Address and Phone Number.........

Contact informaion of the authorized finance firm in Accra Ghana will
be released to you upon your compliance to the requirement of this
message.Once again we the EFCC, SPDC, NLNG and other good citizens of
the Nigerian community sincerely apologize for whatever this ugly
experience might have caused you and your family.


Regards

Dr. Ibrahim Lamorde
Executive Chairman EFCC

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