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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: "Mrs.Farida M.Waziri" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contactwazirii@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 06:16:54 -0800
Subject: You see what you have done to yourself,

New Page 1

MRS. FARIDA N. WAZIRI
OFFICE OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION'S CHAIRPERSON
112 AVENUES, SURE ROAD LAGOS/NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
OUR REF: NG-GW-EFCC-AS-005-339
12-03-2011

Dear Creditor,

This is to notify you that we caught an imposter this morning through our monitoring network who has been disguising to be the EFCC CHAIRPERSON for the past five years and have been using this medium in extorting money from most foreign creditors. After a serious investigation on this matter this morning, He made us understand that He has been dealing with you for the past two-three months with the below fake identity and has succeeded in collecting some dollars from you by trick:

After serious investigation on this matter, we also found out that this crook was once an agent with this office before he was sacked on the 14th of June, 2009 due to His fraudulent act in this office and He made us understand that He succeeded in stealing the foreign payment file when leaving that was how He got to know that you're among those who are yet to receive His outstanding fund from this office.

You're advice once more to follow my instructions and forward the below information to enable me work on your file and even the transfer processes so the bank can remit your fund of US$10,500,000.00 into your bank account on Monday Morning.

The information needed is as follows:

(1) Full names/ or next of kin

(2) Residential address (Where we can post all vital documents to)

(3) Mobile telephone number (This is for easy communication on when your
fund will be transferred)

(4) A scanned copy of your license (This will be attached to your payment
file and forwarded to your bank)

(5) Your bank details where you want the fund to be remitted into by Friday

(6) The total sum of $130 for the lamination and postage of all vital documents to your destination today so you will have no future problem when making claim in your bank. (You're to remit this $130 today either via money gram transfer OR western union money transfer to my personal assistance:

Right now, like I told you earlier, we wouldn't want you to deal with the bank in person because we're aware that most of the bank officials will be demanding for outrageous fees from you before releasing your fund which you are not to pay a dime to them before receiving this fund of yours. I know that things might not be financially Okay for you, but I vehemently advice you try as much as you could to send all above items today including the $130 so we can get this whole issue resolved once and for all so those crooks will not have the avenue of contacting you anymore. After the transfer o your fund on Friday, a general meeting will be held together with the Ministry of Foreign Affair on how they will pay back to you all money you have lost to this crook.

Kindly forward the information above for more directives.

This is our new communication code: EFCC/ NG-GW-EFCC-AS-005-339.

I expect your prompt response

Regards,
Mrs. Farida M.Waziri.
Email: contactwazirii@sify.com

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