419 scam: "EFCC Reimbursement Office"<info@homecheery.com> IN YOUR BEST INTEREST !!!

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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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "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 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. )
- "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.
- +2348023951969 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- zbnplc.josephezenwa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EFCC Reimbursement Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zbnplc.josephezenwa@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 18:14:31 +0300
Subject: IN YOUR BEST INTEREST !!!

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider we the ( The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ) urge you to treat it genuinely.

Attention Beneficiary,

How are you today? We hope that you are in good health.

This is to officially announce to you that some scam Syndicates were apprehended in Lagos,Nigeria few days ago and after several interrogations and tortures made on them your details were among those mentioned by some of the scam Syndicates as one of the victims of their operations.

Therefore the Federal Government of Nigeria in affiliation with the International Monetary Fund through provisions in Section 419 of the Criminal Code came up with punitive measures to deter and punish offenders who deals with Advance Fee Fraud such as cases of obtaining by false pretense through different fraudulent schemes e.g. contract scam,inheritance scam, loan scam, lottery scam,and religious scam. It also investigates cyber crime cases.

In this regard these meeting which was held between the Board of Directors of The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as the (F.B.I) and as a consequence of our investigations team, it was agreed that the sum of Five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$500,000) should be credited and transferred to you through our correspondent bank account to yours nor via ATM payment mode out of the funds that Federal Government of Nigeria has set aside as a compensation to everyone who have by one way or the other scammed all over the world or sent money to fraudsters in Nigeria.
Therefore we have submitted your United Nations Fund Approval Permit Certificate to these recommended Remittance Care Agent by name of Mr.Joseph Ezenwa who we entrusted and have mandated in remitting your long awaited payment to you so that your fund can be transferred to you via any preferred means you wish to receive it.

Kindly Confide and contact him through these private email address stated below and inform him about this notification letter and the transfer of your fund so that he can take full recognition of your awareness.

Name:Mr.Joseph Ezenwa

Phone Number: +234-802-395-1969

Private Email: zbnplc.josephezenwa@gmail.com

You are to reconfirm to him your personal information's below such as.

NAME IN FULL......................

YOUR CELL NUMBER......................

CONTACT ADDRESS ..................

SCANNED COPY OF YOUR PICTURE...............

OCCUPATION.............

AGE............

SEX...........

Mr.Joseph Ezenwa is well informed about your payment, contact him immediately without any delay as he is waiting to hear from you. Most importantly, do note that your early response to this development will be appreciated.

We shall be waiting to hearing from you been certain that your response will be that you are satisfied and willing to claim your US$500,000 Reimbursement funds.
Note: This email is fully under supervision of the FBI and will be until your funds have been remitted to you, Meanwhile we urge you to treat the above requirement with utmost urgency to enable us dispense our duties and obligation accordingly thereby allowing us to serve you in a timely fashion.

Yours sincerely,

Chief Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde

Executive Chairman.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.Nigeria

© 2015 http://www.efccnigeria.org

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This Communication is from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Beneficiaries are advised to adhere strictly to directives. Any fund beneficiary who ignores instructions will be doing so at his/her own risk.
© 2015 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

Please note that some fraudsters are claiming to be Directors or staff of The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have recently been sending phony e-mails/letters and also calling unsuspecting persons, with intent to defraud them. It is important to note that these fraudsters are criminals engaged in Advanced Fee Fraud known in Nigeria as 419. In the circumstance, we unreservedly advice you to dissociate yourself from all correspondence and transactions entered into based on evidently fraudulent and fictitious claims.

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