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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: "ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION." <efcc_nigerian20001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:28:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Our investigations


ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION.
The President and ribado on arrival at commissioning of (EFCC)
FROM THE DESK OF ALHAJI NUHU RIBADU
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION

email:.efcc_nigerian20001@yahoo.com



15,awolowo road ikoyi
lagos nigeria.
Date:22/06/2006.

Attn:VICTIMNAME

Sir,

This is to inform you that this office has duly intervened into your payment as we have been mapped out to investigate/verify contractors and inherittance funds with Nigerian government to avoid advance fee fraud.

We in the office of EFCC, presidency have been saddened by the lackadaisical attitude of government officials/banks has exhibited so far in the due process of your payment that has been put in notion since we assumed office.

The order given to us by the presidency on discharge of duty falted by anyone else for that matter. we had cause to investigate and noticed that you have made some payment in the recent past that does not reflect in the your file record and you are yet to receive your money from Nigerian government.

Our investigations has it that you are having communication with the Central Bank of Nigeria Executive of Rev,Dr,Peter Martins as Head of Department International Remittance .please we wish to let you know that he is the only person that is asigned by the Nigerian government in conjunction with some international expertraites to pay you so long as you comply with him as all taxes and levies where waived during the summit meeting in line with agreement reached with the international community and must sign all your original fund release order documents.

Be further informed that those thief are anwsering questions on what they did with the money you sent to them for this purpose with Nigerian court of justics.

Therefore, you are directed to contact the Central Bank of Nigeria Head of Department International Remittance . telephone number: .hotline....234.8023624999...or 234-1-4337605..............................:email: wpeter_2007@yahoo.com..............................
please do not have anything to do with another Nigerian both local and abraod apart from the CBN Head of Department International Remittance who's contact have been stated in this letter for you are at the right hand and shall be paid.

Be free to contact him and reference this office.

Be advised accordingly.

Alhaji Nuhu Ribado.
Chairman EFCC NIGERIA.




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