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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: <lamordeibrahim761@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:55:07 +0100
Subject: Consider It Done

From the Desk of Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde,
Head of Economic And Financial Crime Commission (E.F.C.C)
Email address (lamordeibrahim761@outlook.com)

Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your attention that the Federal Government of Nigeria

establishes this Agency to fight corruption here in Nigeria. The present Government

wants to fight corruption to redeem the image of this country at abroad to attract

foreign investors here.The Federal Government has map out the sum of $2.8 billion

from the Federal Reserve to settle all foreigners who has been a victim of

Scam/Fraud over here in Nigeria/London.

I am Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde Chairman Economic and Financial Crime Commission, a

committee set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the able former

President Olusegun Obasanjo. The purpose of the committee among other is to

investigate, verify and settle all foreigners/ contractors who have been a victim of

Scam. Consequently, we received a directive from the office of the president,

ordering the above office to settle you with a
compensation fee of $2.7million into your Bank account because you have been a

victim of scam and fraud over there in Nigeria.

We wish to inform you that in our record here, you have fulfilled such conditions.

But the reasons why your own fund has to be delayed is because, there is presently a

counter claims on your funds by one Mr. Khan, a Pakistan American citizen who is

presently trying to make us believe that you entered into an agreement with him, to

help you in receiving your fund,in his bank account in China. So here comes the big

question. Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of Mr. Khan thereby making

him the current beneficiary with the following account details: Account Name:Indo-

China Group Ltd, A/C #: USD114-102-5567-8,Bank Name: Standard Chattered bank, 138-

141 1st Floor, Edinburgh Tower, the Landmark, 15 Queens Road, Central Hong Kong,

Swift Code: SCBL 11k111.

If you did not sign, nor authorize Mr. Khan to receive your payment on your behalf,

kindly reconfirm to us, your genuine bank account details and full address, to avoid

making payment to a wrong person, attempt to divert your payment to a new account

without your knowledge may have been done by your local representative with the

assistance of some Officials, whom most of them are presently under our custody and

will face prosecution under section 35A sub section 1-2-4 of the criminal code of

Nigeria/London, pending on when we finish with our investigation This office is glad

to inform you that your payment shall be made as soon as this information needed

from you is submitted, either by Telegraphic Transfer or (ATM CARD) This office

supersedes every other department in the CBN; every other banks in Nigeria and

correspondence bank abroad and is thus responsible for the final payment. The

consequences of not heeding to this warning would be yours.

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that

have extorted money from people illegally and I wish to list them so that you will

personally indicate them by writing back because we want to make you deliver your

payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and bring this names to

book if only you will indicate correctly any of them. The names of those we have

arrested are as follows:

1) Dr Paul Koffi
2) Henry Mark
3) Dr.Ray.Mcc.
4) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
5) DR. R.RASHEED
6) BARRISTER YEMI WAKALI
7) BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
8) MR.GREEN NWANKWO
UNION BANK (NIGERIA) PLC
9) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
10) Agent John Edward
11)Mr. Eric William
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
12) Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector
Surveillance /
Board Member
13) MR CUPPA ACOKA.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
14) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia

So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names have

once contacted you in respect to your fund if yes don’t waste time to indicate it

immediately. We apologize on behalf of the President and the good citizens of

Nigeria/London for any delay and lost this most have coursed you and promise that

such thing will not happen again. Considering the circumstances at hand, you are

advice not to accept any fax or telephone calls that does not come from this office

or office of the Director Mr. John Walker (Canadian) CENTRAL BANK OF

NIGERIA.Email walkerjohn719@yahoo.com.ph For further information visit our website

www.efccnigeria.org


Best regards

Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde

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