419 scam: "Mr. Rabiu Adamu"<eifo@sfs.com> Reply

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Rabiu Adamu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contact@ifrma.org>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 14:48:29 +0700
Subject: Reply

FROM: MR. RABIU ADAMU.
International Funds Recovery and Management Agency.

Good Day,

I am pleased to inform you that following this year's (2016) review of the global financial matters and just concluded investigations by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in conjunction with the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC), it is revealed that your email is among the list of people who are victims of scam.

In view of the foregoing, a new payment of US$1.500,000.00 has been Approved in your favor as a compensation to the money you have lost in the hands of scammers and it will be credited into an ATM CARD which will be delivered to you upon your response or transferred into your bank account through our accredited paying bank.

Note: Thousands of fraudsters have been using this method in scamming most foreign creditors that we have in the payment list here in our office. We use this medium to inform you that any email that do not come with the new communication code: NG/-HFCR-/RLPHJ/016 is false. In this case, you’re advised not to respond to any email that does not come with the above communication code for safety purpose.

Our final conclusion was that, the fund should be paid to you via an Automated Teller Machine Card (ATM Card) as it seems OR through bank wire transfer depends on your choice of payment, this will be easier and faster for you to receive your Compensation payment with immediate effect.

Your new communication code: NG/-HFCR-/RLPHJ/016. You are further required to complete the below details for proper verification and documentation.

1. Full Names
2. Residence address
3. Telephone/Fax number
4. Age
5. Next of Kin
6. Country of Residence
7. A copy of your driver’s license / international passport

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation and we are looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Mr. Rabiu Adamu
Chairman Compensation Committee

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam