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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.
• 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.
  • efccgovtnigeria@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • efccgovt@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • info_efccgovt@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EFCC NIGERIA." <efccgovtnigeria@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:44:04 +0000
Subject: EFCC NIGERIA

Attn: VICTIM-FULLNAME

We are very sorry to inform you that we are working on our network and its
have affected our website,we want to appeal that you send all email to this
email address now (efccgovtnigeria@hotmail.com),all other former email
address is "UNDER CONSTRUCTION' for now.

So please DO NOT send email to:

* efccgovt@presidency.com
* efccgovt@accountant.com
* info_efccgovt@presidency.com

All these emails are not in use FOR NOW. Please bear with us.

We are waiting to hear from you as we are still on track on making sure that
your scammers are caught and those that are already in our custody refunds
your money or the government of Nigeria will give a refund.

EFCC- Eradication of scam,fraud in Nigeria.

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