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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: admin@logocrafting.com
Reply-To: gregpetersefcc@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:38:27 -0500
Subject: Re:FUNDS APPROVED ORDER VIA ONLINE BANKING SYSTEM

FROM OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN,
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION{EFCC}.
CHIEF DR. IBRAHIM LAMORDE(CHAIRMAN)
NIGERIA INVESTIGATION BUREAU
14A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI
LAGOS NIGERIA.
WEBSITE: www.efcc.com
Motto: No Body is Above the LAW.
{BE CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS / SCAMMERS)


Attn: Beneficiary,


I am Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde the chairman of ECONOMIC & 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 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 (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, 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.


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 gathered 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 $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 Mr. GREG PETERS. 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/instalmentally
until the total amount of your Compensated/deposited fund is transfered and completely paid to you.


So you are advice to contact, processing officer MR. GREG PETERS with your provided information?s required for verification below.

CONTACT PERSON: MR.GREG PETERS.
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: gregpetersefcc@gmail.com
CONTACT TELEPHONE: +234-7064906069.


Provide the information below 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:


Contact Mr. GREG PETERS with the information required for verification to enable him start the processing of your Online Banking Account Registration.
We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.


Best Regard,
Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

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