419 scam: "FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT ANTI-FRAUD UNIT"<member@epjob.com.cn> FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT ANTI-FRAUD UNIT

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "(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. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- joaquima.deoliveira@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT ANTI-FRAUD UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joaquima.deoliveira@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:55:17 +0330
Subject: FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT ANTI-FRAUD UNIT

FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
from the desk of: Mr.Joaquim John
Email:(joaquima.deoliveira@yahoo.es)

Attn: Beneficiary,

Based on the finding in this investigation department we wish to warn you against some impostors. We have been Officially informed that some impostors are contacting you in respect to the collection of your fund that was approved in your favor through the Wema Bank of Nigeria.

As a matter of fact we have been on these investigation assignments for some time cuddly known to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities in this country.

We have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from Foreign Beneficiaries illegally, and I wish to list them so that you will indicate if any have contacted you. We must surely deal and bring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them.

The names of the impostors that have been Traced are as follows:

1) MR WILLIAMS JOHN CLAIM TO BE (FARIDA WAZIRI OF (EFCC)
2) DR LAMIDO SANUSI.
3) DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER AWELE
6) BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy/Board Member
8) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance/Board Member
9) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services /Board Member
10) Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan
11) Allaji. Lafiaji NDLEA
11) Mrs. Carol Martins ETC.

The above listed names are been Traced/ investigated by the police and some of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught and find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years (twenty five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the constitution of this Country under section of
criminal law, So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund if yes don't waste time to indicate it immediately.

Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the Wema Bank of Nigeria plc, which is been headed by Dr. Bisi Omoyeni The Managing Director.

We apologies on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any delay and lost this must have coursed you and promise that such thing will not happen again. And if you are dealing with any of the impostors regarding this payment, we urge you to stop, because you are taking a big risk,your
fund is with the above named bank.

Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this information.

Yours truly,
Mr.Joaquim John
FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OFFICE (F.I.D.O)
DEPUTY INVESTIGATION OFFICER DAVID MOSES
Email:(joaquima.deoliveira@yahoo.es)

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