419 scam: "Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)"<lgservicerep@chollian.net> EFCC 3 DAYS COMPENSATION PAYMENT 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:
- "insurance fee " (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. )
- "fund beneficiary" (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 crime 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. )
- "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.
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.
- +2348188513660

Fraud email example:

From: "Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rnyco_llc@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 16:55:10 +0200
Subject: EFCC 3 DAYS COMPENSATION PAYMENT NOTICE.

Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)
Address: 180F/HD, Awolowo Way, Victoria Island Lagos-Nigeria.
Motto: No Body is above the law
Hot Mobile: +234 (8188)-513660
Date: 27th May, 2013

Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary,

We wish to let you know that everything concerning your ATM CARD payment dispatch is ready in this Office. And we have a meeting with the house (Federal High Airways Management Authority’s Nigeria) we informed them that your fund should not cost you anything because it is your (ATM CARD). Moreover, we have an agreement with them that you should pay only insurance fee for your ATM CARD which is $150. U.S. DOLLARS only by UCS Delivering Company so that NO agency will stop the Card till get to your located country.

However, you have only 3 days to do the needful, if we don’t hear from you with the payment information; the Federal Approved Remittance Funds will terminate and cancel the card, hereby, the appointed valid $550 000.00 USD will be transferred to the government treasury as on clam funds.

Kindly reconfirm your full date’s information’s to avoid wrong delivery, your full name and address including you cell phone for easy communication and confirmations.

I wait your response before I availed to you the Courier receivers name which you we send the payment information, hereby to enable them proceed delivering of your Electronic ATM Debit Master Card your State Country.

Note: In any case of delay in the cause of this delivery, kindly keep me posted through direct to my official personal Assistance Name: Mr. Anthony Williams e-mail box: tonywill@efccnigeria.twomini.com

Regards,
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
Executive/Chairman (EFCC)

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