419 scam: "ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION"<postmaster@valentinebijoux.com> ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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)
- "f.fbiwashingtondcusa@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "f.fbiwashingtondcusa@msn.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.

Fraud email example:

From: "ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <f.fbiwashingtondcusa@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:27:01 -0600
Subject: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
Nigeria Investigation Department,
Anti-Fraud Unit.
4Th Floor Mary Land,
Lagos-Nigeria.

My Name is MR. IBRAHIM MUSTAFA MAGU the new Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman in Nigeria. I`m contacting you concerning the release of your outstanding fund, However,I will advise you to stop any further conversation with anybody or any office, soon as you receive this e-mail from my desk.

This is to acknowledge to you, that I have informed the FBI and Interpol, that you have not yet received your long outstanding fund with the Nigeria Government and also, a meeting was held yesterday concerning this same issue with some high authorities and we came into a positive compromise to immediately effect the release of your fund.The Cyber Crime Division of the FBI in conjunction with the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) of how some people have lost out outrageous sums of money to these impostors.We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance that your payment totaling US$10,500,000.00 will be released to you via a custom pin based ATM card with a maximum withdrawal limit of $10,000 a day which is powered by Visa Card and can be used anywhere in the world.

Our final conclusion was that the fund should be paid to you via an automated teller machine card (ATM) as it seems this will be easier and faster for you to receive your overdue payment.

Don’t hesitate to contact me as soon as you receive this email, so I can post the ATM Card to your destination with immediate effect.You are advice to email me back via my private emailbox:farida_waziri2011@zing.vn

Note; that the amount you’re expecting is amounted to US$10,500,000.00 and it has been approved by the Central Bank & IMF yesterday. I shall send all vital documents to you as soon as I receive a response from you.You are advice to email me back via my private emailbox: f.fbiwashingtondcusa@msn.com

Your new communication code: NG/.EFB -HFCR-/IFCC/

I await your prompt response,

Regards,
MR. IBRAHIM MUSTAFA MAGU.
(Executive Chairman)
E-mailbox: f.fbiwashingtondcusa@msn.com

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