419 scam: "Lateef Sofola"<l.sofola@ymail.com> Diplomatic Shipping Arrangement

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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:
- "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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Lateef Sofola" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <l.sofola@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 21:55:57 -0800
Subject: Diplomatic Shipping Arrangement

Consent to diplomatically move cash.

My name is Lateef Sofola, I am the personal assistant for specials duties to Mrs Farida Waziri, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who was sacked on 23rd of November with a phone call from the president, due to the ongoing crisis in Nigeria, We need your consent to move a cash sum of $6M diplomatically to you for safe keeping. We shall discuss your reward on your response.

You can research to confirm my identity but do not disclose the reason for
the enquiry till the cash is with you.

Sincerely,
Lateef Sofola

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