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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: "MR.AFIZ OSHO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <afizmail09@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 13:25:54 +0200
Subject: ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)

ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC).
 
EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states
(ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working
towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part
of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United
Nations and some corrupt official administrator  Mr Ibrahim Lamorde
has been sacked who happen to be the former EFCC chairman.
 
We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various
parts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF
BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROON AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our
custody here in Lagos Nigeria.
 
We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists.
The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State
Government have ordered the money recovered from the Scammers to be
shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe.
 
This email is being directed to you because your email address was
found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our
custody here in Nigeria and with the information garter ed from this
Scam artist, you notice that you have been scammed of so much money
and have decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the
lost of your fund. You are therefore being compensated with the total
sum $ 2.5 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim
that they are barristers, bank officials, Inheritance, Lottery Agents
who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such
funds which does not exist.
 
Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will
receive a compensation of US $ 2.5 Million, we have made arrangement
to register an Online Banking through our Global Bank, where you will
have full access to your Online Banking Account Fund, to transfer
your fund personally to your Private Bank Account with no complication
of things or questioning as the Account will be fully registered in
your Name.
 
Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr.AFIZ OSHO . The online
Banking Processing It is made much easier for you to transfer your
fund to your private Bank Account personally, to avoid any delay or
complication of things. With this Online Banking Transfer Processing,
you can only transfer the Maximum Amount of US $ 500.000.00 daily /
install mentally until the total amount of your Compensated /
deposited fund is transferred and completely paid to you and also if
you choose to receive your payment VIA ATM CARD its is still accepted
so you get back to her with your choice of payment.
 
So you are advice to contact, processing officer Mr.AFIZ OSHO with
your provided information? required for verification below.
 
CONTACT PERSON: MR.AFIZ OSHO
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: afizmail09@gmail.com
CELL PHONE: +234 908-441
 
Provide the information below to enable the processing of your Online
Banking Account for deposition of your total compensated fund.
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR OCCUPATION
5) YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY
 
Contact Mr. AFIZ OSHO with the information required for verification
to enable her start the processing of your Online Banking Account
Registration. We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.
 
Best Regard,
Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu

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