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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:
- "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. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: EFCC of Nigeria <infooffice4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ibrahimmm-efcc@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:00:30 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTICE FROM THE EFCC NIGERIA.
Office of the Chief Executive Chairman
EFCC of Nigeria,
Mr. Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa M,
Our Ref: OUF5426XL
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission of Nigeria wants to know
why you are not showing interest to claim your Overdue compensation
Fund. Note that the World Bank and the United Nations have
commissioned the EFCC of Nigeria to oversees for the payment of 120
beneficiaries. The EFCC is providing security to all our beneficiaries
to make sure that non of our beneficiaries will loose his/her hard
earn money in the hands of sycophants again. I know it will interest
you to know that over Eight (80) beneficiaries have claimed their fund
since September 2017 till now and every payment will stop by 28th of
December 2017 because there will be National Audit on 29th of
December.
Be informed that every payment not claim before 28th of December will
be returned as unclaimed and confiscated after the audit. So get back
to us with your preferred mode of receiving your payment as enlisted
below.
Mode of Payment:
Option (1) Bank to Bank wire Transfer
Option (2) Diplomatic Cash Delivery
Option (3) Atm Master Card
Also provide your personal data as directed below for immediate action.
Your Name In Full:-----------
Residential Address:---------
Occupation:---Sex:---Age:----
Telephone/Mobile Number:-----
A Copy of Driver's License:---
Be advised to follow our directives in other to receive your payment
without any delay.
Thanks for your usual Co-operation.
Sincerely,
Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa M.
Chief Executive Chairman
(EFCC Of Nigeria)
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