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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: mustapha ali <efccfederal01@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 23:56:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RECOVERY OF MONIES.


Attn:Mr.Amarjit Singh.

Dear Sir,

With the power vested in us by the Federal Government of Nigeria,to recover moneies taken from people through criminal ways;we do wish to inform you here that you are one of the enlisted to recover on your behalf what you have lost in the process of your transaction by paying a lot of monies.

Be informed therefore that we will do all within our power and jurisdiction to help you recover all lost.We have help so many foriegners and the Federal Republic of Nigeria is well equipped to make sure that her image and intergrity is well upheld in the world.
There,you are to give us full details of how much was taken from you,the names of the people who are invovled and there phone numbers.Any very vital information that will lead us to apprehend those people and recover your monies for you.

We expect you to co-operate so that we will be able to help you in our unrelented quest to recover your monies lost.Economic and Financial Crime Committee(EFCC)has done a lot to recover foriegners monies and yours will be recovered to.
Yours faithfully,

Mr.Mustapha Ali.
(Secretary-EFCC).


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