419 scam: " Mis Farida Wazirri"<federalministryoffinancedepartment@hotmail.co.uk> THE Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "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. )
- "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 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.
- +2348125191870
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.
- federalministryoffinancedepartment@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Mis Farida Wazirri" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:26:40 -0800
Subject: THE Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)

THE Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)
Plot 1634 Ibosi Alausa
Ikeja-Lagos.PMB 072
Lagos Nigeria.

From: Mis Farida Wazirri,the chairman of The Economic And Financial Crime Commission

Your Kind Attention,

This is to officially inform you, that it has come to our notice with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal Transaction with some Impostors claiming to be official representatives locally and internationally.

Without taking much of your time, my name is Mis Farida Wazirri , the chairman of the Economic And Financial Crime Commition (EFCC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. During our Investigation, we noticed that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance/compensation Payment.

Therefore we have contacted the Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on your behalf, in other to avoid any further complication or deviation of your funds; you are advice to stop all further contact with this shameless people who are trying to rip out money from you and damage the good name of our country.
Since we the Economic And Financial Crime Commission is fully involved in this transaction, you are assured that this 100% risk free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens and other countries too from being rip off their hard earn money.

You are advice to contact the Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) stating your Contract/Inheritance/compensation Funds value to them via email, to enable them with the remittance of your funds according to the way you want them to pay you.
HIS NAME AND CONTACT ARE AS FOLLOW:
Name: ALHAJI MOHAMMED
Email:federalministryoffinancedepartment@hotmail.co.uk

Phone:+234-812-51-91-870

Kindly contact The Federal Ministry Of Finance (FMF) today, and send the below information to them to enable them with the remittance of your funds according to the way you want to receive your funds.
1.Full Name:
2.Home Address:
3.Direct Phone Number::
4.Your Inheritance/compensation sum value:
5.Amount which you lost previously:

Note: this is all that is required from you, because you are not going to pay any fee/money to get back your Contract/Inheritance/compensation funds.
Regards,
Mis Farida Wazirri
EFCC chairman
Federal Republic of Nigeria

1.Full Name:
2.Home Address:
3.Direct Phone Number:
4.Your Inheritance/compensation sum value:
5.Amount which you lost previously:

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