419 scam: INFO INFO <efcccrime.efcc@gmail.com> FROM ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crimes 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. )
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.
- infooffice262@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: INFO INFO <efcccrime.efcc@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 03:21:22 +0100
Subject: FROM ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
PLOT 473 VICTORIA ISLAND NIGERIA

This is to inform you that we, the body of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) are very sorry for all you have lost to the
scammers. This has been a big pain to the United States government in
respect of the United Nations Body. Because of this, The United Nations
Compensation Commission has reached an agreement with the International
Monitoring fund to compensate all the scammed Victims with the sum of
US$750,000.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are here to inform you
that your name and email contact appeared as VICTIM No 006 on the list from
the database. In respect of this, you will be paid the sum of $750,000,
United States dollars only

You are advice to contact United Nations Compensation Commission Remittance
director via email

Name:Mr.Francis Cole
E-mail:;;infooffice262@gmail.com
Phone:+12023243001

NAME IN FULL......................
YOUR CELL NUMBER......................
CONTACT ADDRESS ..................
SCANNED COPY OF YOUR PICTURE...............
OCCUPATION.............
AGE............
SEX...........

Regards.

Dr.Menson Columbus Torkoronoo
Assistant Director.

FROM ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

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