419 scam: "Mrs Jibrm Nancy."<hygnix@connect.com.fj> 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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. )
- "(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. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "info@efcc.ng.org" (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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- usbankfundacesspaymentunit@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Jibrm Nancy." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usbankfundacesspaymentunit@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 11:53:27 -0700
Subject: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION

EFCC Head Office.

Address: No. 5, Fomella Street,

Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent,

Wuse II,

Abuja,: Nigeria.

EMAIL:info@efcc.ng.org

Good day and how are you doing today? I believe this email reach you in good state of mind, however this email is to officially inform you and also congratulate you that your name was approved to receive your compensation of $1, 00000 (One Million US dollar only) which was today made know to the paying bank. This was approved by the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) and the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS NIGERIA.

You are advice to contact the paying bank US BANK. Mr Shailesh M. Kotwal Vice Chairman, Payment Services(usbankfundacesspaymentunit@gmail.com ) for the payment of your compensation fund.

For more details directives to enable you get your compensation fund as it was agreed that you should get your fund in the period of two weeks, please you have to make sure you provide the bellow information for immediate confirmation of your email detailed information.

To commence with the compensation fund transfer as approved to you as the beneficiaries, you must provide your approved Authentication Number which is (E4F5C6C7-ABJ-EFCC) for confirmation of your notice.

NEEDED INFORMATION

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Phone number:

Present Address:

NOTE: If You Receive This Message In Your Junk Or Spam It's Due To Your Internet Provider.

From the office of Minister of information Nigeria

Best Regard

Mrs Jibrm Nancy.

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