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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: "Ibrahim Mustapha Magu''EFCC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jonathan_smith23six@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 04:12:10 -0300
Subject: **ATM CARD WILL BE SHIPPED TOMORROW**

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT.
( EFCC Abuja F.C.T )

To Whom It May Concern !!!

Following the recent meeting held by the President Muhammad Buhari and the
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC Abuja F.C.T) Administration
Board concerning your awaiting Scam Compensation Funds of $2,500,000USD.

Your file has been fully reversed and we have observed that you are yet to
receive your funds due to the on-going problems with the Global Bank to bank
Transfer, which is against our rules, aims and norms as the Watch Dog of the
Economy to delay payment to approved beneficiaries.

We have made arrangement to deposit and upload your total funds valued at
$2,500,000USD in an ATM Card endorsed by the United Bank For Africa
(UBA) to be used for all daily personal withdrawal of your funds at a
withdrawal maximum value of $10,000usd per day at any ATM machine in your
state or anywhere in the world where ATM norms and signs are found
until your total compensated funds is completely paid to you and received.

You may decide to change the Password of your ATM CARD for your best security
purpose to make sure you alone have the full access to your funds daily
withdrawal and also to commence all personal withdrawal of your funds at your
convenient with a daily withdrawal of $10,000usd until your total funds of
$2,500,000USD is completely paid to you.

Furthermore, you will be charge only $210usd for a Presidential Stamp Seal
to aid easy flow and secure delivery of your ATM card to your doorstep as
endorsed and approved by the President Muhammodu Buhari Himself.

We have decided to charge you for this Presidential stamp seal as an awareness
to you that you have a forth-coming parcel on the way and this will also enable
you have good rest of mind as there will not be any held up issue at any
custom/Immigration check point or there-about as it will bear a
Presidential Stamp seal of free passage until it reaches its destination as
approved.

The Presidential stamp seal will be procured with the amount requested above
and will be attached to your Parcel envelop to guarantee all check unit that
this delivery has pass through all necessary scrutiny by the Government of the
country where funds is coming from and also to make sure that the funds has been
approved and confirmed not to be a terrorism sponsor funds.

Note that the shipment of your ATM card had already been taken care of, so
you are only required to re-confirm your home address details to avoid any
atom of mistake during shipment to you.

We also guarantee you 100% risk free in this and assure you that this is the
only needed requirement and its a one time fee only.


With Warm Regards.
Mr. JONATHAN SMITH
EFCC FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,

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