419 scam: "Mrs. Hajia Farida Waziri" <efccinvestigationoffice@w.cn> Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of (JOHN WHEELER.)??

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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:
- "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: "Mrs. Hajia Farida Waziri" <efccinvestigationoffice@w.cn>
Reply-To: efcc1911@w.cn
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:42:51 +0200
Subject: Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of (JOHN WHEELER.)??

Attention; Beneficiary,

I am Hajia Farida Waziri Chairman Efcc Investigation Office Nigeria, there
is presently a counter claims on your funds by one MR.JOHN WHEELER, who is
presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained
that you entered into an agreement with him, to help you in receiving your
fund, So here comes the big question.

Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of (JOHN WHEELER).

thereby making him the current beneficiary with his following account
details:

MR JOHN WHEELER,
AC/NUMBER: 6503809428.
ROUTING/122006743,
B/NAME:CITI BANK,
ADDRESS:NEW YORK,USA,

we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr. John
Wheeler, if we do not hear from you within the next two working days from
today.

Thanks Hajia Farida Waziri
Chairman Efcc Investigation Office Nigeria

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