419 scam: "MRS. FARIDA WAZIRI"<lesleywilby@wanadoo.co.uk> TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS.

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348052630707 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- efccoffice19@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. FARIDA WAZIRI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efccoffice19@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 15:22:35 +0100
Subject: TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS.

MRS. FARIDA WAZIRI
NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, GARKI ABUJA.
EMAIL: efccoffice19@sify.com
TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS.

ATTENTION: SIR / MADAM,

Permit me the pleasure of introducing my self as Mrs. Farida Waziri, I am the Director of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). I am writing you in respect to the transfer of funds you have been expecting from Nigeria.The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Presidency Umaru Musa Yar'Adua,has mandated the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit to compensate all foreigner's who in one way or the other has beenretrieve of there hard earn money through illegal transaction.

The purpose for this is to regain the lost glory ofour great country and to also show the entire world that this government is highly ready to fight corruption in every sector in Nigeria be it in the banking, oil and communication sector in the last 3year's Nigeria has the worst name incorruption inthe world, where we were rated in the world as one ofthe most corrupted nation in the world and it is nevera good name to us.Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness people like you and the entireworld has showed in helping Nigeria to fight corruption unlike Microsoft who just signed a contract with the Nigeria Government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

(EFCC) an organization that was formed by this same government to fight corruption in all sector's in the country, including the FBI, INTERPOL,
BRITISH GOVERNMENT and the whole world that has been helping us in arresting those that has been involved in advance fee fraud locally and international.

Following the recent bills passed by the house of assembly and presidency, we have been cross checkingall financial transaction in all financial institutionsin the country and it has come to our notice that your payment has been with held. But besure of the fact that we are the monitoring unit on all financial matters in the presidency, central bankof Nigeria, and all commercial banks here in Nigeria.

This office wishes to inform you that your payment has been re-directed according to the financial law and power vested on us by the presidency to the appointed any of this paying bank to all debts owned by this great nation, as the funds mapped (USD1 BILLION) out in the recent budget by the president of the country, RTD.GEN.CHIEF UMORU MUSA YAR ADUA, has been deposited with the (OCEANIC INTERNATION BANK PLC).

We have your payment file presently with us, based on this you are advised to stop any correspondence with any office regarding your payment as they can not pay you, as your funds has moved out from their reach.failure to comply, do not hold us responsible for anymistake.for your funds to be paid to you, you are urgently advised under 48hours to contact this office with the under mentioned information for reconfirmation of the your details we are having at hand so that
we may know that we are dealing with the rightful person for compenstion.

1) YOUR NAME IN FULL
2) YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS AND NAME OF WHERE YOU ARE
WORKING
3) PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR RECEIVING BANK INFORMATION
5) A SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD (eg.
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENCE)
6) YOUR EXPECTED AMOUNT TO BE PAID.

Although we have all this information with us, but we want to be sure that you are the sole beneficiary of the said funds. Your urgent compliance under 48 hours will enable this office add your name to the payments chedule to be paid in this quarter by the OCEANIC INTERNATION BANK PLC (OBIPN). Note that your payment will not exceed 7banking days from the date of the receipt of the above information, as long as you have fulfilled all obligations.

Thanks for your understanding and we are deeply sorry for the inconveniences this has caused you all this while. Call this office on telephone number +234-805-263-0707, for oral and important discussion to your payment On the receipt of the above information from you, wecan then send you your bank draft of the said amount for compensation as a victim of scams.

YOUR CO-OPERATION WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN THESE
REGARDS.

BEST REGARDS
FROM: THE SECRETARY NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
UNIT

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