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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: Econommic and Financial Crimes Commission <efcc_financialcrimescommisstion@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 04:08:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION & UNITED NATION INTERPOL ON YOUR DELAYED PAYMENT


EFCC & US INTERPOL

WE SHALL SERVE THE SOCIETY WITH HONESTY AND JUSTICE

Largest, Real-Time Security Network In Nigeria. Our Core Values Are >>> Humility, Integrity, Empathy, Resilience and to combat crime local and international In Conjuction With United State Interpol.curity

NIGERIA AND USA INTERPOL SECURITY MONITORY.




ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION & US INTERPOL FEDERAL CAPITAL ABUJA NIGERA

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Attention: Amarjit Singh



Nature of your payment.


Good Day Amarjit Singh,

WE ARE DIRECTED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INVESTIGATION AND THE UNITED NATION INTERPOL ABOUT YOUR DELAYED PAYMENT.

YOU ARE BEING WARNED TO DECEASE IN CONTACTING ANY DEPARTMENT, DUE TO YOUR PAYMENT FILES IS IN OUR HANDS AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENCY AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO DIRECT YOU ON HOW YOU WILL GO ABOUT IT AND WHO TO CONTACT IN RESPECT OF YOUR FUNDS, TO PAY YOU AS A GENUINE HONORABLE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.

TO THIS EFFECT, I WILL PREFER YOU TO STOP DECEIVING YOURSELF OR WAITING FOR YOUR PAYMENT FROM UNKNOWN APPROVES DIRECTOR DECEIVING YOU BY OBTAINING DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHARGES REGARDING TO YOUR PAYMENT AND STILL YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT.

IN THIS REGARDS WE HAVE ARRESTED LOTS OF SACKED OFFICERS OF THE CBN TRYING TO OBTAIN MONEY FROM FOREIGN CONTRACTORS/DEPOSITOR AND INHERITANCE.

IF YOU ARE ALWAYS WATCHING TV ALWAYS, CNN AND BBC YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT OUR COUNTRY NIGERIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES, AND IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL YOU WILL FALL VICTIM.

YOUR PAYMENT FILE IS RIGHT NOW IN OUR OFFICE AS WE WILL ADVISE OUR CORRESPONDING SECURITY COMPANY TO RELEASE YOUR PAYMENT THE MOMENT YOU FULFILLED THE NECESSARY OBLIGATION ACCRUED TO YOUR PAYMENT.

FINALLY, WHY YOU ARE BEEN WARNED, IS THAT WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT YOUR PAYMENT FILES IS GENUINE AS YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE OF FRAUDSTERS WHO USUALLY MONITORS CONTRACTORS OR INHERITANCE, PAYMENT WITH ONE WAY OR THE OTHER BE CONTACTING YOU PROOFING TO YOU THAT THEY ARE WORKING UNDER CBN.

DON’T MIND THEM, THEY ARE SAKES OFFICIALS AND UNKNOWN APPROVED OFFICIALS, THEY ONLY WANT TO CHEAT YOU AND DIVERT YOUR PAYMENT.

I AM GUARANTEED YOU THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT THE MOMENT YOU FULFILLED THE GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION.

DON’T' BE DECEIVE BY ANY ONE BE WARE OF WORLD 419 AND SCAM YOU ARE TOLD DON’T FALL VICTIM THEY WILL PRETEND TO HELP YOU ALL IS HOAX.

CONTACT OUR OFFICE IMMEDIATELY FOR FURTHER DIRECTIVE HOW TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT.

YOURS IN SERVICE
ALHAJI RIBADO.

DIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATION.
EFCC AND US INTERPOL.
HEAD QUARTER ABUJA.


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