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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.
- The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- 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 crime 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. )
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
- efccwaziring@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: FBI international <fedinvunit@usa.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:23:32 +0800
Subject: ILLEGAL TRANSFER OF FUND DETECTED
ANTI TERRORISM DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING CRIME DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC. 20535-0001
Attention: Sir,
You must have been aware of your temporary withheld Order on your fund
payment. The fund was on transit in your name before withheld instrument was
placed on it and now floating in the Federal Reserve Bank.
The payment/ delivery was made through secret/ illegal method, this matter
is not obtainable in the FBI context of fund movement. For this reason, the
FBI is ready to take you to any length if you failed to proof the legitimacy
of this fund you are about to receive by presenting Diplomatic Immune Seal
of Transfer (D.I.S.T) clearance papers which will proof the legality of the
fund in your name.
The above FBI unit has concluded an investigation on this transaction with
Mrs. Farida Waziri who is the Head of Economic and Financial Crime
Commission (EFCC) NIGERIA before notifying you about the fund transfer.
All you are to do now is to contact Mrs. Farida Waziri-Head of Economic and
Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Nigeria to secure a valid Diplomatic
Immune Seal of Transfer (D.I.S.T) which will clear your name from crime
related offences with the FBI.
Upon our receipt of the above named document, your name will be cleared and
all charges against you will be dropped and your fund released to you.
Here is Mrs. Faridah Waziri contact information: Email:
efccwaziring@gmail.com
The FBI as a Federal Commission is here to protect your interest, that of
American people and the entire world. You have been investigated as the
beneficiary of the said fund and that is why we are in touch with you for a
solid proof before the fund is release to you.
You have 72 working hours to produce the Diplomatic Immunity Seal of
Transfer on the withheld transferred fund on code #'ABKKQ7114' owned by
"You"
Mind you don't have the required document in your possession that is why
your fund has been temporary withheld. These documents are only to be issue
to you from the Country of fund origin.
Be warned to stop any further communications / dealings with any office or
ministry outside or within Nigeria except the office of Mrs. Farida Waziri
who is the Chairman of (EFCC) Nigeria for the securing of the required
Diplomatic Immunity Seal of Transfer (D.I.S.T).
NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most
complete and up-to date records possible for no criminal justice purposes
FBI Special Agent Joseph Persichini Jr.
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