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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: OFFICE MEMO <officememo21880@att.net>
Reply-To: efccnigeria_ng10@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 03:16:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Beawere of scam victime


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      FROM MRS FARIDA MZAMBER
WAZIRI(ASSISTANCE)
             ECONOMIC  AND
FINANCIAL
CRIMES COMMISSION
                          NIGERIA INVESTIGATION
BUREAU
                                  14A AWOLOWO LANE,
IKOYI
                                             LAGOS NIGERIA.
                                         
                                 Motto:
No Body is Above the LAW

( BE CAREFUL OF THE HUDLOOMS /
SCAMMERS)
 
 
ATTENTION: FUND OWNER

 
                                  BE CAREFUL OF THE
HUDLOOMS

 
after going true your mail i find out that you are the real
beneficiary of this fund of which the federal government of this country has
given me the authority to have your fund $15.5m release to you, first of all i
will start by introducing my self to you. I am CHIEF MRS FARIDA MZAMBER WAZIRI (AIG rtd.) EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION NIGERIA. So
Sir/Madam do not be afraid to recive this fund because it has been approve by
the president for those who has fall  into a scam victime in the hands of
impostals so i instructed my secartry to inform you before further procedure and
i will also asure you that i,m in the rigth possition to release your fund
$15.5m, and some legal document will be sent to you. and allso you are to foward
every mail sent to you cocernig to this your fund in other to help us with some
investigation until you have your fund transfer to you.
 
We have been working towards the eradication
of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United
States Government and the United Nations. We have been able to track down so
many of this scam artist in various parts of west African countries which
includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROUN 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 Scammers
to be shared among 100 Lucky beneficiary around the globe, and you are among
them to be paid this month .







 
Note :now that you have to reconfirm to me that
you are not the person that instructed him to claim your fund, all you are to do
for me now is to reconfirm the below information back to me now so as to enable
me direct you on how the fund is going to be transferred to you by ATM master
card through one our commercial bank here in Nigeria.
 
Your names
Your age
Your direct phone number
Your occupation
Your international pass port
Your country
Your zip cod
 
I will be waiting for your urgent responds.









 
Yours Sincerely
 
 
 
Mrs Farida Mzamber Waziri
     
 EFCC Executive Chairman, Chief
Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri (AIG rtd.)
Executive Chairman.
Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission. (E.F.C.C)
 


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