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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- efcc.rescueteam@rescueteam.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Interpol-Efcc Compensation" <martinmase@mail.od.ua>
Reply-To: efcc.rescueteam.ng@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 05:25:21 -0000
Subject: =?koi8-r?B?WW91ciBDT01QRU5TQVRJT04gQXBwcm92YWwu?=
SCAMMED VICTIM REF CODE: 06654
Attn:,
This is to bring to your notice that we have been mandated by the
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) West Africa Regional
office in Nigeria in conjunction with the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission - EFCC to inform you on the findings we have made about your
dealings with fraudsters which we believed you have lost so much money in
the process.
You are one of the 12 victims approved by the Government of Nigeria for
COMPENSATION of $400,000.00 USD (Four Hundred Thousand Dollars only) each.
You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims
to be paid this amount through approved bank in Nigeria.
Our Rescue team investigated and traced your lost funds linked to your
dealings with fraudsters which at present we are able to recover
$15Million USD worth of cash money from the scammers' accounts which have
been frozen already prior to this contact. It was unfortunate to inform
you that the perpetrator escaped in a whisker when we went for arrest, but
we are doing everything within our power to apprehend him
You are expected to respond to this message immediately. We assure you
that we shall facilitate this payment through the paying bank here in
Nigeria.
You can direct your response to alternative email: interpol-
efcc.rescueteam@rescueteam.com
Regards,
Mr. Sanga Danufi,
Head of the Special Control Unit.
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