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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: "Crime Commission (E.F.C.C)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crimfigtheratefcc.nig.org@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:10:34 -0700
Subject: RE: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT


>From The Desk Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde The
Chairman Economic And Financial
Crime Commission (E.F.C.C)
Nigeria. Address: 22 Madebelo
Way Lagos Nigeria.
Email (2) : crimfigtheratefcc.nig.org@outlook.com

Date 29 AUGUST, 2016

Foreign payment allocation security code (US/A84PRFGN2016)

Attention:

RE: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT


ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE STAFF OF THE ECONOMIC AND CRIMES COMMISSION OF NIGERIA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IN COLLABORATION WITH IMF AND WORLD BANK.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR CONTRACT OVER DUE PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES YOU ENCOUNTERED WHILE PURSUING THIS PAYMENT. HOWEVER, FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS AND SCAN VICTIM FUND THAT IS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOUR NAME AND COMPANY WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS AND SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS.

I WISH TO INFORM YOU NOW THAT THE SQUARE PEG IS NOW IN SQUARE HOLE AND YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER. NOTE THAT FROM THE RECORD IN MY FILE, YOUR OUTSTANDING COMPENSATION FUND PAYMENT IS US$5,000,000.00 (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

YOUR FULL NAME: ______________________________
YOUR CONTACT HOUSE ADDRESS : ______________________
NAME OF CITY OF RESIDENCE:_______________________________
COUNTRY:____________________________________
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________
MOBILE NUMBER:____________________________________
WORKING IDENTITY CARD/INT'L PASSPORT:________________________________
AGE:________________________________
OCCUPATION:________________________________

AS SOON AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED DETAILS ARE RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU IMMEDIATELY, SO YOU ARE ADVICE TO CHOOSE ONE OUT OF THE TWO LISTED METHOD OF PAYMENT 1, BANK TO BANK TRANSFER AND CERTIFIED CHECK WITHDRAWAL.

YOU HAVE ONLY BUT 7 WORKING DAYS TO CONCLUDE TO THIS TRANSACTION BEFORE WE CAN GO TO THE END OF THE YEAR AUDIT.

HAVE IN MIND THAT THE ONLY AND ONLY MONEY YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND HERE IS $500 FOR THE SYNTAX DOCUMENT WHICH IS THE ONLY NEEDED DOCUMENT FOR THIS TRANSFER,THIS SAID DOCUMENT WILL HELP TO BACK UP THE TRANSFER FOR A FAST TRANSFER AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY IN AFRICA AND FOR THAT REASON THIS IS THE TIME TO RECEIVE THIS YOUR FUND.

YOURS SINCERELY,

THANKS AND GOD BLESS

WAITING FOR THE SYNTAX DOCUMENTS

Direct Line : +234-8172053024 .


Yours In Service,

Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
Chairman Economic And Financial Crime Fighter.

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