419 scam: "OFFICE"<msue@interpath.com> ATTENTION: SCAM VICTIM

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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. )
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
- +2348037619512 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scamedvictimdepartmentoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:01:35 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: SCAM VICTIM

ATTENTION: SCAM VICTIM ,

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $7.5 MILLION U.S DOLLARS COMPENSATION-REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654.

We were delegated by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] Nigeria in conjunction with the United Nations to pay 200 Americans, Asia Europe etc who were scammed by Nigerian 419 artists/perpetrators the sum of $7.5 Million U.S Dollars each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate Payments of your $7.5 Million U.S Dollars compensations funds.

In view of this recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN and EFCC meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, In other to retain the good image of this country, the President (Mohammadu Buhari) has instructed the payment of 200 victims the Sum of $7.5 million U.S Dollars each via.under funding assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 85 beneficiaries have been paid. We still have more left to be paid the compensations of $7.5 Million U.S Dollars through Bank Draft to the said beneficiaries home address OR preferably bank to bank wire transfer to avoid scam. This must interest you to know that this decision is been taken by the president of this great country to avoid scam by the perpetrators/impostor.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Imo State Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason whatsoever, Efcc in support of the US secret service is already on trace of the criminal. For more vital

information,You will receive your compensations payments via a DRAFT PAYMENTS OR BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER;

We urgently advice you to kindly go through the latter and email directly to this office as soon as possible for urgent payment follow up and for immediate link up by this office to the diplomatic delivery company that will have the said draft delivered to your home address without any form of delay/hitch in this regards.

Submit your details as directed below.

Your names.......

Your address.....

Your direct phone number......

Your Occupation............

A copy of your driver's license or Id Card............

I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you with your full data that will enable the immediate proceed of this transaction to a successful one.

Yours faithfully,

Rev;Ken Ashi,
De-facto Chief Compensation Officer,
EFCC And United Nations Compensation Committee,
(United nations Anti-fraud Committee)
TEL:+234-803-761-9512

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