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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: "Mr. Micheal Jones" <oc.gov@info.com>
Reply-To: michealjonees@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:08:38 -0700
Subject: ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)

my message...NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is due to the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider. We (EFCC) urge you to consider it genuinely.



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 the Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United Nations and some corrupt official administrators Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has been sacked who happens to be the former EFCC chairman.

This email is being directed to you because your email address was found in one of the fraudulent schemes Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria and with the information garnered 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 loss of your fund. You are therefore being compensated with the total sum of $10.5 Million USD. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are precisely practicing barristers, bank officials, Inheritance, Lottery Agents who have money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist.

Since your official name appeared prominently among the successful beneficiaries who will cordially receive an appropriate compensation of $10.5 Million USD, we have formalized satisfactory arrangement to properly register an Online Banking through our Global Bank, where you will gain extensive access to your Online Banking Account Fund, to promptly transfer your mutual fund personally to your Private Bank Account with no potential complication of things or questioning as the Account will be fully registered in your Name.

Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr. Micheal Jones. The online Banking Processing is made much easier for you to efficiently transfer your mutual fund to your private Bank Account personally, to cautiously avoid any delay or potential complication of things. With this Online Banking Transfer Processing, you can merely transfer the Maximum Amount of $10,000.00 daily until the aggregate amount of your Compensated/deposited fund is transferred and completely paid to you and also if you choose to receive your payment VIA ATM CARD it is however accepted so you get back to him with your choice of payment.

So you are advised to contact, processing officer Mr. Micheal Jones with your provided information required for verification below.

CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Micheal Jones
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: mmichealjones@hotmail.com
ALTER EMAIL ADDRESS: michealjonees@gmail.com



Properly provide the accurate information below to enable the cognitive processing of your Online Banking Account for civil deposition of your total compensated fund.

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

Contact Mr. Micheal Jones with the accurate information required for proper verification to enable him to start the expedited processing of your Online Banking Account Registration.
We assure your paramount safety and earnestly wish you the best of luck.

Best Regards,


Best Regards
Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT.

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