419 scam: "Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde"<test@absjfk.com> SCAM VICTIM..

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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:

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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "farida waziri" (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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibr.lamorde@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:16:55 -0400
Subject: SCAM VICTIM..

Attn: My name is Ibrahim Lamorde,i am the new acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria,this commission is saddled with the responsibility of fighting corruption in all spheres of Nigeria,this includes petty acts of stealing by tricks,bribery and corruption,money laundering and other financial vices,until a few days ago,my predecessor Mrs. Farida Waziri was involved in some of these crimes,she either turned a blind eye to it or took a percentage of the proceeds,hence her sack,and she is currently being investigated. On my assumption of office,i have been given the daunting task of cleaning up the mess made my former boss Farida Waziri,and to bring back the glory to this office. In the cause of my investigations it was brought before me that you were to be paid some compensation/Inheritance/lottery and investment funds which until now you have not received due to certain documents which you were told to procure,let me take this opportunity to i
nform you that all you were told

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