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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: financial crime commision <info_claim_efcc@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:43:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REFUND OF YOUR MONEY UNDUELY PAID TO CULPRITS.


ATTN; AMARJITZ SINGH,

I AM WRITING TO YOU UNDER THE DIRECTIVES OF MY SUPERIOR OF THIS COMMISSION WITH THE POWER VETTED ON ME TO CARRY OUT AN ASSIGNMENT TO REFUND TO YOU MONEY WHICH WAS UNDUELY PAID FOR TRANSACTIONS WHICH YOU WERE ENGAGED IN WITH SOME CULPRITS UNDER OUR CUSTODY.

THIS COMMISSION WAS SET UP TO CONTROL THE UNECESSARY PAYMENT COLLECTED BY SOME CULPRITS INTO THIS COUNTRY IN THE NAME OF GHOST TRANSACTIONS WHICH NEVER EXIST AND SOME THAT EXIST. SINCE THE INCEPTION WE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING VIA PAYMENT THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIUM OF MONEY TRANSFER INTO THIS COUNTRY AND ENVIRONS. MOST VICTIMS ARE BEING HELD AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE SOME CONTACT THROUGH THEM AS A RESULT OF THEIR CONFESSION AND ALSO WE HAVE IN RECORD SOME FOREIGNERS WHO HAS MADE PAYMENT AND UPTILL NOW NOTHING HAPPENS AS A RESULT THEY ARE BEING FRUSTRATED.

IN THIS REGARDS WE ARE WRITING TO YOU TO SPECIFY THE DETAILS OF THE PAYMENT YOU HAVE MADE WITH EVIDENCE, THE TYPE OF TRANSACTION YOU WERE ILLURED INTO, AND YOUR CONTACT DETAILS TO ENABLE US VERIFY AND MAKE A REFUND OF YOUR MONEY VIA THIS COMMISSION ASAP. THIS IS MAINLY TO MAINTAIN THE IMAGE OF THIS COUNTRY AND RESTORE YOUR HOPE.

WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVINIENCE THIS MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU AND WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU BETTER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.






MR. HEIMAN KOME
Economic & financial crime commision,
36 Awolowo Rd - Ikoyi,
Lagos


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