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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: "Ibrahim Lamorde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <boj9823984@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 15:34:18 -0700
Subject: Aproval/Claims of funds

Attn: Beneficiary,
 
I am DR. IBRAHIM LAMORDE, the chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (EFCC).In alliance with economic community of West African
states (ECOWAS) head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working
towards the eradication 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 track down so many of this scam artist in various
parts of west African countries which includes (REPUBLIC OF BENIN,
TOGO, NIGERIA, GHANA, CAMEROUN AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our
custody here in Lagos Nigeria.
 
We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists.
The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State
Government have ordered the money recovered from the Scammers to be
shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe World.
 
This email is being 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 and with the information gardened from this
Scam artist, we notice that you have been scammed of so much money and
have decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the lost
of your fund.
 
You are therefore being compensated with the total sum of $2.5 Million
Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are
barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer
or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist.
 
Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will
receive a compensation of US$2.5 Million, we have made arrangement to
register an Online Banking through our Global Bank, where you will
have full access to your Online Banking Account Fund, to transfer your
fund personally to your Private Bank Account with no complication of
things or questioning as the Account will be fully registered in your
Name.
 
Feel free to contact the processing officer BARR. OLU JACOBS. The
online Banking Processing is made much easier for you to transfer your
fund to your private Bank Account personally, to avoid any delay or
complication of things. With this Online Banking Transfer Processing,
you can only transfer the Maximum Amount of US$500.000.00
daily/instal-mentally until the total amount of your Compensated/deposited
fund is transferred and completely paid to you.
 
So you are advice to contact the processing officer BARR. OLU JACOBS
with your provided information’s required for verification below.
 
CONTACT AGENT:  BARR. OLU JACOBS
CONTACT EMAIL: boj9823984@gmail.com
 
 
Provide the information bellow to enable the processing of your Online
Banking Account for deposition of your total compensated fund.
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR OCCUPATION
5) YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY.
7) SEX.
 
Contact Account Options boj9823984@gmail.com with the information
required for verification to enable him start the processing of your
Online Banking Account Registration.
 
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-chairman
http://www.efccnigeria.org/efcc/index.php/news/252-efcc-arrests-2-undergraduates-six-others-over-internet-scam
 
We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.
 
Best Regard,
 
DR. IBRAHIM LAMORDE
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
EFCC.

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