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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. )
- "abuja" (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 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.
- peoples_security@mynet.com (Mynet, Turkey; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: EFCC <markovev@dumahmao.ru>
Reply-To: <peoples_security@mynet.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:59:11 +0000
Subject: Get back to us immediately!

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
No. 5, Fomella Street, Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent,
Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

I WRITE TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE AS A DELEGATE FROM THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT COMMITTEE UNDER THE STRICT SUPERVISION OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO PAY FIVE THOUSAND NIGERIAN 419 SCAM VICTIMS THE SUM OF $2,500,000 USD (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY)EACH. YOU ARE HOWEVER LISTED AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES FOR THESE PAYMENTS. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO GET BACK TO US FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE REIMBURSEMENT. AS A RESULT OF THIS LAUDABLE RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU ARE HEREBY INFORMED THAT DURING THE LAST U.N MEETING HELD IN ABUJA, NIGERIA. IT WAS ALARMED SO MUCH BY THE REST OF THE WORLD ON THE LOSE OF FUNDS BY VARIOUS FOREIGNERS TO THE SCAM ARTISTS OPERATING IN SYNDICATES ALL OVER THE WORLD TODAY. IN OTHER TO REDEEM THE GOOD IMAGE OF OUR COUNTRY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, HAS ORDERED THE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT TO THE AFFECTED VICTIMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.N.RECOMMENDATIONS. GET IN TOUCH WITH MY SECRETARY, EMMANUEL AKOMAYE FOR MORE DETAILS:

EMMANUEL AKOMAYE
Email: peoples_security@mynet.com

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
IBRAHIM MAGU.

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