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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "(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. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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)
- "abidjan" (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.
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.
- mfaruku@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EFCC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mfaruku@superposta.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:05:14 -0000
Subject: Compliment of the season

CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, NIGERIA,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card.

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde the chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC). EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria.

We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United Nations We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA, CAMEROUN, AND SENEGAL, Abidjan) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria.

We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists.
The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have Order the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 30 Lucky people around the globe.

This mail is been directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria.

You are therefore being compensated with $750,000.00 Dollars. Who claims that they are barristers/bank officials Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which do not exist.

Since your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of $750,000.00 we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center, Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr. Faruku the swift card has been specially prepared to enable you withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Five Thousand Dollars Only per day.

Because we have signed a contract with a courier service company which should expired December 31st 2012.
You are advice to contact, the processing officer Mr. Faruku with your information's, also with the Delivery fee of your ATM.

CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Faruku
EMAIL:mfaruku@superposta.com

Provide the information bellow to allow him prepare your card including your Pin.
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS:
3) YOUR PROFESSION:
4)YOUR ID:
5)YOUR PHONE:

Best Regard
Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
( Chairman EFCC

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