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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • efccofficeintl@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EFCC OFFICE <efccofficeintl@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:34:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ECONOMIC AND FINANACIAL CRIME COMMISSION(EFCC)


EFCC OFFICE
PLOT 4 BLOCK D
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMPLEX
P.M.B 1447
WUSE ZONE 2
ABUJA NIGERIA
ATTN,
THIS IS ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC),EFCC IS SET UP FOR INVESTIGATION OF CRIMES AND FRAUDLENT ACTIVITES AND REPAYING OF LOST MONEY TO INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES VICTIMS,WE NEED YOUR COOPERATION IN ORDER TO CONTROL AND CAPTURE FRAUDSTERS IN THE SOCIETY,
WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES TO RECOVER THEIR LOST MONEY FROM CRIMINALS AND FRAUDSTERS.FOR US TO HELP YOU AND RECOVER YOUR MONEY FOR YOU AND WORK FOR YOU ,YOU 'RE REQUIRED TO FORWARD THESE INFORMATIONS OF THE FRAUDSTERS AND CRIMINALS THEIR PHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESS TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAM EFCC ,THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WHERE COLLECTED FROM YOU OR YOU LOST.
FORWARD ALL THIS TO efccofficeintl@yahoo.com , IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THE INFORMATIONS,WE WILL CARRY ON THE INVESTIGATIONS BASED ON THE INFORMATIONS YOU GAVE US AND WE WILL CAUGHT THE FRAUDSTERS.
THANK YOU
REGARDS,
MR.NUHU RIBADO
EFCC CHAIRMAN


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