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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:
- "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. )
- "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)
- "deliveryabox@outlook.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.
Fraud email example:
From: "CRIMES COMMISSION EFCC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efccofficeboxx@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 04:31:57 -0700
Subject: Hello Beneficiary,Contact the Delivery Agent for the delivery of your Package to you.
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION.
14/15A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI, LAGOS, NIGERIA.
Motto: Nobody is above the law.
Phone: +234- 8054377171.
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Hello Beneficiary,
I am Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde. Executive Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). After much investigation and verification about your payment we received reports from our Surveillance Unit indicate that some criminals minded are still contacting you using fictitious names and with the promise to release your fund to you on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria your long overdue outstanding credits with the government of Nigeria.
I decided to contact you as i find out that you have been dealing with the wrong people that are not in position to release your fund to you, due to i have been monitoring your payment all this while.
After the meeting held with the New President Muhammadu Buhari. He was not happy for what you have passed through all this while in the hand of some corrupt Official and he instructed this Department we the Economic and Financial Crime Commission to handle release of your fund to all beneficiaries since our duty is to fight against financial crimes in the country.
Be inform you that your long awaited payment $9.5m dollar has been programmed in a ATM debit Card for immediate delivery to you smoothly as legal beneficiary to the fund.
You are advice on receipt of this email to kindly contact the Delivery Agent Mr. Timothy Emery as he left yesterday for the delivery to you.
Make sure you contact the Delivery Agent MR.TIMOTHY EMERY. with your information such as
Your full Name:
Your complete home address:
Name: MR.TIMOTHY EMERY.
Phone: +1 682 498 3057.
E-MAIL: deliveryabox@outlook.com
Make sure you send your full name and address to him and call him on phone to know where he is now and for the smooth delivery of your ATM CARD PACKAGE to your destination smoothly.
Thanks for your understanding in this matter as you immediate response will be highly appreciated for me to give you guide line when needed to avoid mistake or delay to enable the smooth delivery of your ATM DEBIT CARD to your destination smoothly.
Thanks
Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde.
Executive Chairman.
Economic and Financial Crime Commision (EFCC)
Phone: +234- 8054377171.
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