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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: "THE MONITORING TEAM FBI/EFCC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rinaldodantas1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 08:36:42 -0600
Subject: Reimbursement For scam victim?

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
#782 SECRETARIAT ROAD, GOVT HOUSE
Motto: NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW
 
 
Reimbursement payout for scam victims
 
As you are aware, through the help of our investigative team in USA, Nigeria and abroad, we found out that your email address was short listed among list of people that will be compensate with total sum of $2.5Million from Federal Government Reserve Oil Account.
 
The  united nation (UN) has been clamoring in grievance for a compensation fund approver as reimbursement for scam victims in order to recover from all they had loosed to scam artist and internet fraudster financially, the united nation (UN) and the federal government has approved $2.5million united dollar, in various payout pattern, which allow you to decide how you which to receive your compensation fund either through instant issuance of a Universal ATM Card, International Certified Bank Draft, or Wire Transfer
 
Nevertheless note that some impersonators and imposters have been parading themselves to be payment officer that will process your compensation fund release, by alliance claiming to be working with Nigeria Bank or top courier company controller like Dhl, FedEx Ups, and they also capitalize on name of top government officials in carrying out their fraudulent activities.
 
First and foremost I want you to know that some of this scammers has been apprehended for proper execution and count charges, Frank Adam,Parthy Macarthy, Anna MacGregor,Peter Pan,Larry Moore that, including one Mr. Scott Williams and some other scam artist whom their name is on FBI and EFCC, most wanted top list.
 
We are affiliated with the FBI and CIA, and you are here by strongly advise to stop exchanging email and any other form of information with them, failure to abide by this rules and regulation may lead to your arrested and you will be charge you to court if you send money to them, because our investigation eyes are is now on you, and you have to stop every conversation and email exchange with those scammer and impersonators whom claim to be working towards your fund release.
 
Make sure you forward to us the name and phone number of those that you had been scam by in the past, and the daily scam letter you received as this will help us in getting them arrested
 
Contact Newly Appointed Chairman EFCC Assistant Commissioner Mr. Rinaldo Perreira Dantas for your compensation Fund $2.5Million fund from Federal Government of Nigeria.
 
Email:rinaldodantas1@gmail.com
PHONE:+234 803 716 5537
 
KINDLY FURNISH US WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS FOR PROPER CLARIFICATIONS:
 
FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
CELL NUMBER:
DATE OF BIRTH:
NATIONALITY:
MARITAL STATUS:
RELIGION:
OCCUPATION:
BANK NAME:
BANK ADDRESS:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
ROUTING NUMBER:
SWIFT NUMBER:
 
OPTION 2: To receive fund through International Certified Bank Draft Or Universal ATM Card, fill in information below:
 
(1) Full name:
(2) Delivery address:
(3) Direct mobile/ phone /fax:
(4) Occupation
(5)Gender
(6) Nationality
(7) Age
 
For security purpose make sure you keep it secret until you get your fund, and make sure do not contact this bad Yoke's of eggs anymore.
 
BE WARNED! AND WARNED!! BE WARNED!!!
 
Yours Sincerely
Eugene Juwah
EFCCDirector for Public Affairs/Media Publicity
 

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