419 scam: "E.F.C.C"<fbabafem@yahoo.com> Compensation.....Scammed Victim

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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:
- "mrfrankimam@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2347068382258 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "E.F.C.C" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrfrankimam@live.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:12:48 +0100
Subject: Compensation.....Scammed Victim

Attn: Scammed Victim,

This Anti-Fraud International Headed by Ibrahim Lamorde.This Commission was created by the immediate past president of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Purposely to fight crimes and corruptions including other fraudulent activities in the country.In the cost of our investigation through our Internet Security Monitoring System (ISMS), We discovered that you were among those that was been defrauded by the fraudsters who made you to believe in a transaction that was not in existence and thereby defrauded you a lot of monies and caused you a lot of pains as well.

In the regard of this, compensation payment of $2.550,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) have been drafted to settle each of those foreigners who felt victim to those impostors due to unawareness. which you are among those to receive this payment.

Mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts and financial regulations to kick against criminality during process of payment. We have approved your payment to be release, With the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office.

Therefore you are to contact Mr.Frank Imam, who is in charge of all the payment so that he will release your fund without any delay.

Contact person: Mr.Frank Imam.
Email: mrfrankimam@live.com
Tel: +2347068382258

Lastly, Note that this scheme is part of federal Government initiative to erase the bad name and image created to this country to the international communities by those impostors and regain its good name and position as the most friendly country in the world.

Therefore we advice that after receiving this your compensation payment, you should be very careful to avoid been scammed again as the

federal Government will not be liable to second time compensation payment again.

Thank you

Femi Babafem,
EFCC Spokesman.

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