419 scam: "MR. IBRAHIM MUSTAFA MAGU" <notspam@ykm.co.il> Attn: Beneficiary, +2349036677003

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "(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. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2340903667700
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.
- efccdepartment14@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. IBRAHIM MUSTAFA MAGU" <notspam@ykm.co.il>
Reply-To: <Efccdepartment14@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 07:58:03 +0200
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary, +2349036677003

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Ibrahim Magu the chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC). EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United Nations.

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Xnlv_cL9Q
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The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among for first 10 Lucky people around the globe.

This email is being directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria and with the information gartered from this Scam artist, we notice that you have been scammed of so much money and have decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the lost of your fund. You are therefore being compensated with the total sum $8.5 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist.

CONTACT PERSON: James Godwin
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Efccdepartment14@yahoo.com
CONTACT TELEPHONE: +234-09036677003

Since your name/profile appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of $8,500,000USD, we have made arrangement to deposit your total compensated amount of $8,500,000USD into an ATM Card endorsed by the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (U.B.A) to be used for personal withdrawal of your funds at a withdrawal maximum value of $10,000USD per day at any ATM machine in your state until your total compensated amount of $8,500,000USD is completely withdrawn and paid to you.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR OCCUPATION
5) YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY

The ATM card has been specially prepared, designed and endorsed to enable you withdraw your money from any ATM machine in any part of the world
where ATM SIGNS and signals are founds.

We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.

Best Regard,

Mr. Ibrahim Magu

CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
LAGOS-NIGERIA

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