419 scam: "EFCC Assistant Director" <ww.@bridge.ocn.ne.jp> From the Office of the ( Assistant Director )

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "million dollars" (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 crime 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. )
- "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. )
- "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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347084056352 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "EFCC Assistant Director" <ww.@bridge.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "EFCC Assistant Director" <director001@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:41:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From the Office of the ( Assistant Director )

>From the Office of the ( Assistant Director )
Economic and Financial Crime Commission ( EFCC )
14A Awolowo Lane Ikoyi,
Lagos - Nigeria
Contact Phone : +2347084056352
( BE CAREFUL OF THE HOODLUMS / SCAMMERS )
Motto: No Body is Above the LAW

Attention !!

Firstly we introduce this commission, Economic & Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) we fight cyber crime, Internet fraud, scam and money laundering in Africa, United Kingdom and some other corrupt countries and our commission has been in existences since 2004 and our main duty is to stop internet fraud.

We have over 7,500 fraud-stars in our jails around Africa and UK and we are still looking for these internet fraudsters and we are aware that a lot of foreigners have been deceived and collected from them a huge amount of money with fake promises that their inheritance fund or some thing else will be release or that some percentage of money shall be given to you if you can help them move funds and they will end up demanding for money from you and in return you will get nothing.
The Leaders of the African Crime fighters has come together to inform the world what is going on now and we have recovered over $322 Million Dollars ( Three Hundred and Twenty two Million Dollars) from the people we have apprehended.
The reason we are writing to you this letter is because your name was given to us by 4 of the fraudsters in our detention room after serious investigation and torture and our aim is to refund all lost fund to its legitimate owner. The Government has approved a total of ( US$370,000 Dollars ) only in the ratio of the people we have in the list according to the old arrested people and this below arrested boys because 4 of them mentioned your name that they have collected your money with some false promises.

But we did not know how much in all that they took from you but as we are trying to make sure that the fund we managed to get from their different banks accounts both here and across Nigeria get to all the names in list that fall into this victim of fraud, we must share this fund to all the people they mentioned and bear with us if this approved amount we aim to give you is not enough base on what they took from you.

This is a compensation of the lost that you incurred as this was a ceiling rate as some suffered more while others suffered less and the idea is to restore you back to the position that you would have been if not that you are defrauded.
In addition to the compensation amount also approved as part payment in your favor is ( US$370,000 ) only will be paid to you in the next few days as the International confirm-able Bank Draft has been issued in your favor ?

We are doing this in other to retain the good image of this great country, the new Nigeria elected president Muhammadu Buhari on his 1st day in the office on the 30th of May,2015 has instructed the payment of (US$370,000 ) each to the 203 victims both America, Asia Europe Etc according to the names these below boys mentioned after heavy interrogations on them by our men.

Due to his political straightness, All that you have to do right now is to contact us back and furnish us with the following data of yours immediately as we intend to finalize this payment in few days time.

On the 2nd batch of this payment , your name shall be among because this $370,000 is a part payment to you. I also want you to urgently change your email password now immediately because some of these crooks confessed that some times, there is a way they gain access to some victims email password without the person's consent. Don't neglect this if you really want to help your self.

We need a reconfirmation of your dat as so we can check with the information they gave to us here on your name.:
Your full Name .............................................................
Your Direct Current Mobile Line where you can be reachable always.............................................................................
House address................................................................
Your most preferable choice of claiming your payment from us.......................................................................................
Any of your valid identification for official prove will be appreciated ...........................................................................................

Await to hear back from you soonest.
Yours in Service
Mr. Andy B. Ezu on behalf of
Alhaji Idris Musa
The EFCC Assistant Director
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

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