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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER PAUL EKPO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paulekpo.efcc@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:26:34 +0100
Subject: Your payment is ready

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
E.F.C.C NIGERIA
EFCC headquarters, 5 Fomela Street,
off Adetokunbo Ademola crescent,
Wuse 2, Abuja,


Attention: Sir/Madam,


This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file presently on my desk for immediate transfer to you, and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract / inheritance payment. Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop every dealing with some non-officials in the banks as this is an illegal act, so you have to stop should you so wish to receive your payment immediately.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters here in Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(E.F.C.C), we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment through our INTER SWIFTCARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by the President, (PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI(GCFR) Nigeria.

On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at Cotonou Benin Republic, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the loose of funds by various foreigners to the scam artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of Africa, the president of the UNITED NATION is now paying 100 victims of this operators $5.5Million USD each, Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Africa, the payments are to be paid by INTER SWIFTCARD PAYMENT CENTER UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION E.F.C.C NIGERIA.

This card centre will send you a CERTIFIED ATM CARD WITH THE PIN ACCESS CODE which you will use to withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is $5.5million dollars and withdrawal of Ten Thousand Dollars per day only ($10,000.00 USD). So, if you like to receive your fund this way.

Please do contact Dr. Ali Musa through his official address to direct you on how you will receive your fund (unitedbank.afriicaang@gmail.com) and forward the below details to the ATM VISA CARD department immediately and you can also call his direct number +234-902-189-2582

INTER SWIFTCARD PAYMENT CENTER UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) CONTACT INFORMATION:

MANAGING DIRECTOR IS DR. ALI MUSA.
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)
Name: DR. ALI MUSA.
TEL PHONE: +234-902-189-2582.
E-mail: unitedbank.afriicaang@gmail.com

Please reconfirm your full information and your delivery address to the paying bank U.B.A BANK FOR AFRICA for the immediate delivery of your Approved ATM CARD delivery today.

1.) Full Name:.......................
2.) Residence Address where your ATM CARD will be send:...................
3.) Phone Number And Fax Number:.................
4.) Total Fund to be received:................
5.) Age and Occupation:.............
6.) Indicate to the card centre director the exact total amount you are expecting/suppose to receive:......................

Instead of losing your fund, please indicate to the card centre the total sum you are expecting and for your Information you have to stop any further communication with anybody or office On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me for more details and direction, and also please do update me with any new development.

Thanks for your co-operation.

YOURS SINCERELY,

BARRISTER PAUL EKPO
E.F.C.C LEGAL PRACTITIONER
PERSONAL EMAIL: paulekpo.office@gmail.com
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
E.F.C.C NIGERIA

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