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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "economic and financial crimes 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.
- efccsecretservice5230@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: josep.faneca@geografos.org
Reply-To: efccsecretservice5230@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:39:57 -0300
Subject: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION NIGERIA INVESTIGATION BUREAU (EFCC=
) No5 FOMELLA STREET,OFF ADETOKUNB0 ADEMOLA CRESCENT WUSE II ABUJA. Motto: =
No Body is Above the LAW Attention: Dear Sir/Madam....Your Scam Victims Com=
pensation of $2.5Million Dollars. (BE-CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS / SCAMMERS). =
Firstly we introduce this commission, Economic & Financial Crimes Commissio=
n (EFCC) NIGERIA INVESTIGATION BUREAU, we Fight Cyber Crime, Internet Fraud=
, Scam and Money Laundering in Africa and London United Kingdom, Our commis=
sion has been in existences since 2004 and our duty is to stop Internet Fra=
ud and Scams. We have over 7,500 of them in our Custody around Africa and U=
K and we are still looking for these Internet Fraudsters and we are aware t=
hat a lot of Foreigners have been deceived a huge amount of money has also =
lost a lot to these Fraudsters after promising you percentages in their let=
ters and Emails for you to help them move Funds and they will end up demand=
ing for money from you and in return you will get nothing. The Government h=
as approved a total sum of (us$2.5 Million Dollars) as Compensation for the=
lost that you have incurred as this was a Ceiling Rate as some suffered mo=
re while others suffered less, and this Compensation is to restore you back=
to the position that you would have been if not that you have been defraud=
ed, In addition to this compensation amount also approved in your favor is =
(us$2.5Million) only will be paid to you in the next few days as we have ar=
ranged your Payment through Either..... (1). ATM MASTER CARD: which you can=
use to withdraw your Money any where in the World and the Daily withdrawal=
is $15,000usd (Fifteen Thousand Dollars). (2). KEY TESTED TELEX/ WIRE TRAN=
SFER: Which is to be Transferred into your Account and it will get into you=
r Account within 72hrs. (3). CHECK/ DRAFT: To be sent to you and Deposit in=
your Bank and it will be Cleared within Three (3 Working Days). This is pa=
rt of an Instruction/Mandate passed by the Federal Ministry of Finance in r=
espect to overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling,We are doing thi=
s In other to retain the good image of Our Country, and the President (Muha=
mmadu Buhari) has instructed the payment of (us$2.5Million Dollars) Each to=
all Scam Victims both America, Asia, Europe Etc, Due to the President Muha=
mmadu Buhari political straightness. All that you have to do right now is t=
o contact the undersigned furnish EFCC Executive Chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Lamo=
rde (C.P), with the following data of yours immediately, as we intend final=
izing this payment in few days time. Here his contact information: Name: Dr=
.Ibrahim Lamorde Email:(efccsecretservice5230@gmail.com) You are to forward=
the requested information below to him. 1.Full Name: 2.Address: 3.Mobile N=
o: 4.Age: 5.Sex: 6.Occupation: 7.Country: 8.Scan Copy Of Your Identificatio=
n.....Drivers License or International passport: 9. Next Of Kin: 10.Marital=
Status: Single/ Married... Please Indicate. 11. Receipt of Payment Made to=
the Scammers. You can also go to our Website and see for your self. http:/=
/www.efccnigeria.org/efcc/ http://www.efccnigeria.org/efcc/index.php/scams-=
safety http://www.efccnigeria.org/efcc/index.php/about-efcc/executive-chair=
man http://www.efccnigeria.org/efcc/index.php/news/252-efcc-arrests-2-under=
graduates-six-others-over-internet-scam Yours Sincerely, EFCC Executive Cha=
irman & Commissioner of Police Regards, Dr Ibrahim Lamorde

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