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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
  • "nuhu ribadu" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: efccdubenin@yahoo.es
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:11:03 -0800
Subject: 10,000 SCAMERS ARRESTED

International police organizations
INTERPOL, FBI, CIA, ATF, DEA sherrif
915 Indian Rock Dam Road
York, PA 17403
USA.

It has come to the knowledge of INTERPOL, FBI, CIA, ATF, DEA sherrif that
some scam artists especially from Nigeria and Africa has been contacting you for a mutual assistance that would be of benefit for the both party.
Please ensure that this letter send to you includes the below features note that it is a FALSE offer.
1. Asking you to act as the next of kin to a late deceased fund to make claim
of his/her funds deposited with a security company/bank.
2. Asking you to provide your bank details to enable them transfer funds to
you for safe keeping.
3. Contacting you to make claim of your lottery winnings.
4. Contacting you as the government of central bank of Nigeria (prof.Charles Soludo) to make claim of your funds on behalf.
5. Contacting you as Nigeria petroleum corporation (NNPC) officials or
mpersonating themselves as members of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) contacting you to come and redeemed your funds confisticated either NDLEA or the UNMOVIA organizations and many more.
The international police organizations INTERPOL, FBI, CIA, ATF, DEA sherrif has been giving approval to go to Nigeria to combat fraud perpetrators and stop this scam perpetrators who through one way or the other tarnishing the image of that country through fraudulent act.
Our major function is to fight and stop scam and also compensate you
which one way or the other has been retrieve from your hard earn money through illegal transactions.
THE BELOW WEBSITE CAN BE MORE REFERENCE:

The international police organizations INTERPOL, FBI, CIA, ATF, DEA sherrif
had months ago stepped up its fight against the Nigeria professional internet
scammers after signing a memorandum of understanding with Economic and
Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), www.efccnigeria.org and the government of Nigeria. The agreement INTERPOL, FBI, CIA, ATF, DEA sherrif had with
Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the other security
organizations in Nigeria is to step up its commitment to fight computer and internet based fraud.
Through this partnership INTERPOL, FBI, CIA, ATF, DEA sherrif has been able
to take proactive measurable, which includes painstaking investigation.
INTERPOL, FBI, CIA, ATF, DEA sherrif also signed a memorandum of
understanding with office of the FAIR TRADING OF THE NIGERIA.
We wish to inform you that we are ready to work with you to ensure that these scam perpetrators are track down and prosecute to jail. And send you back your money which you have been scam.
WE INVESTIGATE THAT YOU ARE A VICTIM OF SCAM ARTIST, WE LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE ARRSETED ABOUT 10,000 SCAMMERS ARTIST IN NIGERIA, AFTER SEACHING THEIR HOURSES WE FOUND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN ONE OF THE ARRESTED SCAM ARTISTS. THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA AND THE UNITED STATE PRESIDENT HAS
DIRECT US TO RETURNE FUNDS BACK TO YOU IMMIDATELLY, WE WILL
SEND YOUR MONEY TO YOU AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY
INTERPOL, FBI, CIA, ATF, DEA sherrif WITH PROOF. SO DO NOT HESITATE TO REVERT BACK TO THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE INFORMATION HOW TO REDEED YOUR FUNDS BACK.
Thank for your understanding and we are deeply sorry for the inconveniences this has caused you all this while. And if you are dealing with any one of them we urge you to STOP because you are
taking a big risk we endeavor that you help us to help you returned your funds back to you.
Your co-operation will be highly appreciated in regards to this cause.
Best Regards,
ALHAJI NUHU RIBADU
CHAIRMAN, ECONOMIC AND FINANC IAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)

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