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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: "E F C C" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kelvinadam@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 13:50:55 +0100
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS PAYMENT UNITE

Economic And Financial Crime Commission(EFCC)
15 Awolowo Ways Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
 
SCAM VICTIMS PAYMENT UNITE
 
 
Attention: ,
 
I am Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde the acting chairman of ECONOMICAL FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the eradication exercise of fraudsters and scam Artists 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 CAMEROUN AND SENEGAL LONDON) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria.
 
We have also been able to recover so much money from these scam artists, as Agent Anthone. The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered that the money recovered from these Scammers should be shared among the list that we assumed suffered similar fate in the hands of those imposters.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 therefore to be compensated with $150, 000.00
 
Consequent to the record we have here, this Scam Artists has defrauded a lot of money from your hard earned currencies, as they claims Diplomat/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 name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive this compensation offer of $150,000.00 we have arranged that your payment through our Bank to Bank transfer
system.
 
You are urged to stop all transaction which you have with the Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact with you of late, theyhave been asked to back off from contacting you anymore. Your funds will be remitted to you through this organization once and for all, now you have to contect the EFCC appointed person via the below stated
details,
 
Contact person:Dr.Kelvin Adam
Email:( kelvinadam@yandex.com)
 
You must send us a signal as soon the fund is confirmed into your Bank account.
 
Please re-confirm the following.information:
1. Full name,
2. Your home Address,
3. Your current telephone number,
4. A copy of your picture,
5. Your age/sex,
6. Your country,
7. Your occupation,
 
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde
Executive/Chiarman(EFCC)

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