419 scam: "ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION $EFCC$" <info@firstbn.co.cc> RE: FUND ALERT/FINAL NOTICE

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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:

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "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. )
- "nuhu ribadu" (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 mzamber 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. )
- "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 courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION $EFCC$" <info@firstbn.co.cc>
Reply-To: mrsfaridawaziri@zmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 16:52:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RE: FUND ALERT/FINAL NOTICE

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSIONFrom the desk of Farida Waziri                                         Chairman EFCC.                                                                  FROM THE DESK OF:Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri,
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN,ECONOMIC AND
FINANCIALCRIMES COMMISSION(EFCC)
(WE ARE AT YOUR SERVICE)
CABLEGRAM: NAPTCOR
Attn:  Beneficiary                                                                                               RE: FUND ALERT/FINAL NOTICE  I
Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP),
come to my position as Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, with over 20 years continuous training and experience in
policing and management. I Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri, 45, enlisted into the Nigeria Police in 1986,
after obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology (1984) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. I was posted to the Niger State Police Command and served between 1987 and 1988 in Minna.  He
was Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) in Rijau, Niger State between 1988
and 1989 and for four years (1989-1993), served as Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO) Niger State Command. Mrs.
Farida Mzamber Waziri was a pioneer officer of the Special Fraud Unit
(SFU) of the Nigeria Police, created in 1993 and served in the premier
anti-419 corps of the Nigeria Police until 2002. While still an officer
of the SFU, I was deployed as Chief Investigation Officer of Ermera
District of East Timor of the United Nations Civilian Police where I
served creditably, between 2000 and 2001.  I
was briefly Divisional Police Officer, Ojo, Ibadan, Oyo State and later
deployed to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, from where was seconded as a
pioneer officer and Director of Operations of the EFCC. In
the global pursuit of criminals, Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri has worked
effectively with other government law enforcement agencies around the
world, including the FBI, Metropolitan Police, U.S Postal Inspection
Services (USPIS), Internet Crime Complaints Centre (IC3), the Dutch
Police, German Police and the South African Police, among others. Mrs.
Farida Mzamber Waziri, a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management
and Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has attended several
international training programmers, seminars and workshops where i
delivered papers on the Nigerian fight against corruption, Advance Fee
Fraud and other forms
of economic and financial crimes.  I also attended a Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies course at the Harvard University in 2005. I
serve as Executive Chairman of the Commission in the period Mr. Nuhu
Ribadu would be away on course at the National Institute for Policy and
Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru.  This
is to
inform you that Nigeria EFCC Officially receive a Letter to this
Department and also want to Warned you to be very Careful by those
Peoples Criminals and Scammers because they are trying to Confuse you
and you will only receive your ATM CARD without any further Delay as
directed by Approve Delivery Agent  (Mr.
James Fox) in USA ,if you can be able to follow the instruction and
directives given to you as the Real Beneficiary. Be informed that
delivery will be made to your address in USA, within 48 hours of our
confirmation of this payment.  However,
it is the pleasure of this office to inform you that your
Consignment which is now in Custody of Custom with Delivery Agent (Mr.
James Fox) in New York City-USA has been approved and upgraded in your
favour. Meanwhile, your Funds Consignment Box shall be Delivering and
Handover to you as soon as you send the Fee needed to obtain CERTIFICATE
that Custom needed only. Nigeria EFCC received a letter from FBI and CIA in USA  and DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY  the content was well noted, we are in position to obtain the covered Documents as required immediately ,for Delivery  verification of your Consignment as the real Beneficiary ,and we have all the required Documents needed by Director of Custom  to release and carry your Consignment down to your door step  without
any inspection as soon as the Documents is obtained because all the
necessary modalities arrangement has been made on your behalf as the
real Beneficiary. We want to inform you now that you are required to
send the Fee within 72 Hrs to enable us obtain the Documents
immediately. Furthermore,
be advice that according to the ECOWAS and EFCC Law and also the IMF
rules and regulations, you are to obtain the document from
Nigeria EFCC Field Office here in Nigeria.   Note
that you must take care of the Document to be issued to you right away,
because due to how important and secured the documents are, it is not
issued just like that. You are to send right away one of the Fees for
the issuing of the document, that is the only way the EFCC Nigeria will
issue you the document and for proper conclusion of the Transaction
without any further Investigation. Finally,
we are expecting to hear from you today unfailingly so as to enable us
serve you better.Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation
and understanding.The
above money should be sent via WESTERN UNION within 24 Hrs in favor of
the smooth confirmation of the Delivery of your ATM CARD. Receiver Name: EMEKA IFEANYI
Address: LAGOS - NIGERIATest Question: WHAT FOR
Test Answer: SHIPMENTSender Name.....................?AMOUNT: US$295MTCN......................? As
soon as you comply with the stipulated requirements Fee, sign and seal
and return the Payment of MTCN Number with Sender Name as directed for
your ATM CARD to be Deliver into your Doorstep ,note that this ATM CARD
of your Funds  will
be resisted in law court of Nigeria and a copy will be forward to the
Federal Ministry of Financial and Presidency to take note of the
Delivery  Payment  of your fund made with your Payment Information of the required Charges Fee in your favor without any hindrance... Frankly Yours,Executive Chairman, Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri (AIG rtd.)ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMESCOMMISSION (EFCC)

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