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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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. )
- "(efcc)" (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. )
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- efccunit17k@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kola Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efccunit177k@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:18:34 -0800
Subject: Reply Asap

Attn, Sir\Madam

Good Day and GOD bless you,

We are sorry to have intruded into your privacy but this is to your own advantage. Very dangerous and long awaited Fraudsters was arrested and brought to our custody. He has always claimed to be a citizen of foreign countries but actually a Nigerian. He has also impersonated with various names and different gender but his actual name is KILOME. After several

investigations, we found your e-mail address and thought you could be a victim that fell for his various forms of Internet Scam,

He was caught in the act of claiming funds from another victim before our enforcement agencies busted into him, we will like you to get back with your information's to compare with the ones we extracted from him. We assure you
that your funds will be refunded to you as soon as we confirm that you are true. Below is brief information on what the EFCC (Economic and Financial Crime Control) is all about.

INTRODUCTION

The preponderance of economic and financial crimes like Advance Fee Fraud (419), Money Laundering, etc has had severe negative consequences on Nigeria , including decreased Foreign Direct Investments in the country and tarnishing of Nigeria 's national image. The menace of these crimes and the recognition of the magnitude and gravity of the situation led to the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The legal instrument backing the Commission is the attached EFCC (Establishment)
Act 2002 and the Commission has high-Level support from the Presidency, the Legislature and key security and law enforcement agencies in Nigeria . Have you been Scammed /defrauded?

The most common way of accepting cases by EFCC is through a petition written by an individual or organization. The petition will be evaluated and if the case falls within the purview of the commission's mandate, it will be accepted for investigation and possibly prosecution. Petitions that do not fall within the purview of the commission are sent to the appropriate agency, be it the Nigeria Police Force, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).We hope you are clear with our activities and will be waiting for your response with this information bellow: Your full name/your direct telephone/ amount involve .contact Email:efccunit17k@gmail.com

NOTE: We have huge amount of funds that was recovered from the fraudster and will only release it to the appropriate scam victim....Do not try to Impersonate, as you will be caught and dealt with, be honest with us.

Regards

Kola Williams
Director in Charge
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
1 Ibrahim Taiwo Road Aso Rock Villa PMB 166 FCT Abuja

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