419 scam: "Steven M. Dean" <fbnefcctransactioneee22@gmail.com> Federal Bureau of Investigation,

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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. )
- "lagos" (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.
- fbnefcctransaction@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Steven M. Dean" <fbnefcctransactioneee22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <fbnefcctransaction@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:11:57 +0100
Subject: Federal Bureau of Investigation,

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Federal Bureau of Investigation,
FBI Seattle Division1110 Third AvenueSeattle, Washington 98101-2904Payment
Date: SEP / 30 / 2010

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has discovered through our intelligence Monitoring Network, that you have an on going transaction with a Financial Institution in Nigeria, as the owner of the said sum $7.5 Million United States Dollar.

Therefore, the FBI Seattle Division in conjunction with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Has screened through our various Monitoring Networks and has been confirmed and notified that the transaction you have with the Financial Institution is Legal and you have the Lawful Right to claim your due fund.

We advise you to go ahead with the transaction as we are monitoring all their services and networks.Be advised that any letter or claims notification received from anybody or company should be forwarded to us with immediate effect.Meanwhile, you are advised to follow the procedure of the Financial Institution. They have their own legal procedure which we have examined and confirmed legal.

Follow their instructions while you keep us updated for more details. You are advised to contact the necessary office for more details of transfer as we are monitoring every move now.Please, be advised and be aware that your funds had been insured and the necessary charges would be taken care of by you, as confirmed by the Monitoring network.

For your own good you are advised to confirm any transaction or lottery promo you have either involved yourself with in the past to enable us trace this scammers. Only the Financial Institution has been confirmed Legal any other are still under investigation, and so many others are scam, most especially from Nigeria and Africa.

Contact the EFCC Public Relations Officer Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde with your Payment Code: R5109176K in regards to more details on your funds.. Ibrahim Lamorde (Public Relations Officer)Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos 23401 Nigeria.

E-mail: fbnefcctransaction@hotmail.com

Sincerely,

Steven M. Dean
(Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge)Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI)

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