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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: "EFCC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwardadams449@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:42:12 -0700
Subject: OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION.

FROM OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN,
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
NIGERIA INVESTIGATION BUREAU
14A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI
LAGOS NIGERIA.
WEBSITE: www.efcc.com
Motto: No Body is Above the LAW (THE EAGLE)
    
    
                                                          (BE CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS / SCAMMERS)
    
    
I am Mr. Mohammed Umar Abba the acting chairman of the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (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.
    
We have been able to track down so many of this scam in various parts of West Africa such as (REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA, CAMEROON, NIGERIA, MALI AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria.
    
The Anti-corruption war has taken a new turn as the past chairman of this commission Mr. Ibrahim Magu a retired police officer, was suspended as EFCC chairman last year 2020 due to corruption charges five years after he took over as head of the anti-graft agency on 9 November 2015, he is under investigation for fraud including the diversion of recovered funds, assets and alleged diversion of N1 trillion, he is currently being investigated for more evidence, you can also follow the link for more informations.
    
https://www.theafricareport.com/33943/nigerias-efcc-boss-suspended-from-office-following-secret-tribunal/
    
The EFCC as an agency that is founded on transparency is not afraid of any “probe” or request for information regarding its activities by individuals, groups or organs of government; so far as such requests followed due process of law. The EFCC under Magu did not need the prompting of anyone, when it commissioned a reputable international audit firm, KPMG to carry out comprehensive audit of exhibits and forfeited assets of the Commission from 2003 of its inception to date.
    
We also arrested some who claim to be barristers, bank officials, government officials, lottery agents who with-held your funds, has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist.
    
We have been able to recover so much money from this hoodlums, corrupt government officials and scam artists, the New minister of Finance Federal Republic of Nigeria Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed under president Muhammadu Buhari, and the CBN issued a statement on Feburary 20th 2016 to the effect that the CBN is against the fleecing of customers under any guise and with the mandate of the Apex Bank, issued a deposit refund of N6.2 Billion excess charges on cost of transaction for 2015 alone. This refund, the CBN said arose from more than 6,000 complaints of unauthorised bank charges brought to its notice. So the United Nations Anti-crime commission and the United States Government have ordered the money recovered to be shared among 100 Lucky beneficiaries whose information was obtained from the impostors.
    
This email is being directed to you because your email address was found in the hard disk belonging to the recently suspended Chairman Mr. Ibrahim Magu during investigation by the Department of State Services (DSS) and with information gathered, we discovered you have been scammed of so much money, so there is a mandate to compensate you as a part of the recipient of the 2020/2021 payment phase in order to recover the lost of your fund, you are therefore being compensated with the total sum of US$2.5 Million Dollars.
    
Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of US$2.5 Million, we have made arrangement to register an online banking through our global bank where you will have full access to your Online Banking Account, to transfer your fund personally to your private bank account with no complication of things or questioning as the account will be fully registered in your name.
    
The online banking Processing is made much easier for you to transfer your fund to your private bank account personally. Once registered, you are only allowed to transfer the maximum amount of US$500.000.00 daily/instalmentally until the total amount of your compensated/deposited fund is transferred and completely paid to you.
    
Therefore, you are advise to contact the processing officer Anti-Crime Foreign Operation Department of the (EFCC) Mr. Edward Adams who is in charge of your funds transfer process with your information required for verification below.
    
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Edward Adams
CONTACT PHONE: +234 703 627-9306
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: edwardadams449@gmail.com
    
Provide the information below to enable the processing of your online banking account for deposition of your total compensated fund.
    
1) YOUR FULL NAMES.
2) YOUR ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR OCCUPATION.
5) YOUR IDENTITY/INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
6) COUNTRY.
    
Contact Mr. Edward Adams with the information required for verification to enable him start the processing of your online bank account Registration, we GUARANTEE you your safety and wish you the best of luck.
    
We must all act as AGENT of stamping out corruption, THE EAGLE will get you.
    
Best Regard,
Mr. (DCP) MOHAMMED UMAR ABBA
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT.

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