419 scam: "Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkolg" <wintergreg822@gmail.com> The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

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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:

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:
- ",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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkolg" <wintergreg822@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mribrahimmagu940@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 01:48:30 -0700
Subject: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Urgent Attention:
I am , Abdulkarim Chukkol the acting Chairman of the EFCC in conjunction with International Police, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC.We got a report from the director of UBA bank in Nigerian, Mr.Kennedy Uzoka/Mr. Morgan Daniel.

The Economic and Financial CrimesCommission (EFCC) is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as delayed transactions, abandoned funds etc. The EFCC was notified that a sum of $4,500,000:00 USD is pending on your data and will be confiscated in the next few days if you the beneficiary failed to claim it. He informed us that you have not claimed your fund yet.

He claimed that you refused to come up with $120 needed for the transaction to be completed. However, we only heard from him, therefore we really want to hear from you as well to know exactly what transpired between you and UBA CEO Mr.Kennedy Uzoka and why you did not claim the fund up till now. We will like you to explain to us as soon as possible why you haven't had the fund in your possession.

As you can see we're already on this issue and will see to successful end of it this time, we have not come for threaten or arresting anybody yet but to settle the case amicably so we will appreciate it if you honor us, I assure you we will definitely come to resolution point of the whole matter.

Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission - EFCC

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