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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: "Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristerjamesvictor@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:34:10 -0500
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary, Your $1.5 Million Dollars Compensation

ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, (ECO WAS),
Attn: Beneficiary, Your $1.5 Million Dollars Compensation
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 the 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 the
 
united states government and the united Nation
..
We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in
 
various part of west Africa countries which includes(NIGERIA,
 
REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO,GHANA
 
CAMERON 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 scamers to be shared
 
among 100 lucky people around the
 
global.
This email is been directed to you because your email address
 
was found in one of the scam Artists file anda computer hard
 
disk in our custody here in
 
Nigeria.you are therefore being compensated with $1.5Million
 
Dollars.we have also arrested all those who claim that they are
 
barristers,bank officials,lottery Agent who
 
has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of
 
such fund which does not exist.
Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will
 
receive a compensation of $1.5Million,we have arranged your
 
payment through our swift card payment
 
center.But not that,you are to make a payment of $650 dollars
 
for the save keeping of your ATM CARD before it can be
 
delivered to your house address.
Feel free to contact the processing office:Barriste James
 
Victor..the swift card has been specially prepared to enable
 
you withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any
 
part of the world,but the maximum is five thousand dollars only
 
per day. So you are advice to contact,the processing officer
 
Barriste James Victor.
Barron with your provided information's required.
CONTACT PERSON: Barriste James Victor
CONTACT EMAIL: barristerjamesvictor@yahoo.cn
Contact Phone Number: +234 7080952221
provide the information below to enable him prepare your ATM
 
Master Credit Card including your pin to access it.
(1)YOUR FULL NAME.
(2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
(3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
(4)YOUR PROFESSION.
(5)YOUR ID/AGE.
(6)YOUR Country:
(7)YOUR EMAIL.
(8)YOUR ID
 
Best Regard,
Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde.
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Note:that if no seriousness is seen in you.we have no choice to
 
other than to cancel your fund.we have no time to waste in this
 
transaction any more.this is the second
 
letter and also do disregard any email you get from any
 
importer or office claiming to be in possession of your ATM
 
card.you are hereby advice only to be in contact with
 
Barriste James Victor of the ATM CARD possessing center who is
 
the rightful person to deal with in regards to your fund and
 
forward any emails you get from impostors to
 
him so we could act upon and commence investigation.

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