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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:

• 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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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. )
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347030143389
• 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.
  • efcc_office@ommail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE EFCC" <efcc_office@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: efcc_office@ommail.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:54:03 +0100
Subject: LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF ($35MILLION USD)/BE CAREFUL OF THE HUDLOOMS.


* OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
14A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Motto: No Body is Above the LAW
TEL:+234-703-014-3389.*


*FROM THE DESK OF:DR CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION(E.F.C.C).
ATTN:LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF ($35MILLION USD)
*

* RE: BE CAREFUL OF THE HUDLOOMS*

*Based on the finding of this investigation department, we wish to warn you
against some touts. We have been informed that some touts are contacting
you in respect of the *

*collection of your fund in the total sum of $35 Million U.S. Dollars that
was long approved in your favour through the WEMA BANK PLC.

As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for some
time unknown to no one but the Presidency and some top government official
who are in *

*support of this investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities in
this country.

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people
that have extorted money from you illegally and we wish to list some of
them so that you *

*will personally indicate them by writing back to us because we want to make
your payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and bring
this names to book *

*if only you will indicate correctly any of them.

The names of the touts that we want to arrest are as follows:*

* 1) PROF CHARLES SOLODO
2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector
Surveillance / Board Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board
Member
10)Dr.ken in U S A
11) DR. HANZ MUSSA UNION BANK (NIGERIA) PLC
12) Mr. Benson Wolly Fedex Courier Service
13)MR CUPPA ACOKA. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
14)Fred Azu
15) Dr. Mike Gabriel
16) Mr. James Collins
17)Mr Eric William
*

*The above listed names will be traced/investigated by this office and some
of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught and
found guilty he/she will *

*be jailed for 25 years(twenty five years)as it is listed under Decree 47
of the constituition under the sub- section of criminal law.

So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above
names or other names not mentioned herein and hereafter have once contacted
you in respect of *

*anything that pertains to your fund,dont waste time to indicate and get
back to us immediately.

Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact you
in this Transfer is the Wema Bank Plc.You must deal directly with them and
do what so ever you *

*are asked to do because that is the only way you will achieve the success
of the transaction.

We apologise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any
delay and loss this must have caused you and promise that such a thing will
not happen again. *

*And once again, if you are dealing with any one of them regarding this
payment, we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and you will
never find your money *

*anywhere because your money is with the above named bank.

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today Thanks for your good
understanding while we await your urgent response to this Email Address
below: (**efcc_office@ommail.com* <efcc_office@ommail.com>*).*

*Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to accept any
fax or telephone calls that does not come from this office. Call me
immediately you receive this *

*message for more information *

*Best regards,
DR CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS
CHAIRMAN: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION(E.F.C.C).
ASSISTANT CHAIR PERSON (RITA HILLS).
TEL+234-703-014-3389 (24HRS OPEN).*

* *

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