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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: "MRS WAZIRI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crimecommissionefccng@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:11:49 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,YOUR OVERDUE FUND IS READY !!

FROM:MRS. FARIDA WAZIRI (EFCC).
DATE: Wednesday, 26TH June 2009.
SUBJECT: EFCC NIGERIA ON YOUR FUND RECOVERY [ EFCC123NG].

Attention; BENEFICIARY,



It has became imperatives for us to beleive that the security report reaching my desk this morning shows that you have not been helping the country as you cannot provide us with the information requesting from you.However we received an information from our security organisation all over the world that some hoodlums sent you an email claiming to be diplomat using the name such as Dr. Mathew oko,Please do not follow this directives as the Federal Government of Nigeria is desperately looking for them.

Also,

Incase you dont know,after this notice and if you fail to provide us with the above information as early requested,legal action will be taken against you.Be warned!!.

READ AND UNDERSTAND AND ASK QUESTION?

I am Mrs.Farida Waziri, the chairman of Economic and Finacial Crime Commission in Nigeria, a commission set up by the presidency to sanitise the country of financial fraud. It was brought to our notice through our investigation that a lot of finacial crime have been going on in this country among some top government and banks officals.In lieu of this,the went as far as extorting money from our foreign beneficiaries who are due to receive their fund,to forestall the hopeless situation created by this fraudulent government officials,we are going to pay you all you have spent so far if you can help us with the payment informations we hope to receive these informations from our beneficiaries while the investigation continues.

Also,you are to also forward to us your medical report as we gathered from those who want to claim your fund that you are having a kidney problem or detailed us your health condition as at today.

Some foreign contractors have not been paid their over due contract money and those that inherited some fund from relatives in this country were refused their inheritance by these bank officials in the bid to divert these funds into their private pocket. It was also brought to our notice that you were being extorted in the bid to release your fund to you.

This is why the presidency set up this commission to recover everything you have lost through this fruadulent and dubius people who are killing the image of this country. We here by advise you to make an offical complain to us regarding your situation so that we can recover your fund and adequately punish the culprits.

You are advice to give us a detailed explanation and make known to us the parties involved for a fast recovery of your fund. Get back to us immediately lets get your fund recovered, becuse the presidency gave us a limited time to recover all these funds. We are sorry for any inconviniences this might have caused you.

YOU SEE, THE PROBLEM WE ARE FACING SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS COMMISSION IS THAT A LOT OF POEPLE WHO HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO THESE FRAUDULENT PEOPLE ARE TOO SHY OR AFRAID TO REPORT THEIR CASE TO THIS COMMISSION. WE ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR BOLD STEP IN ASSISTING US TO RECOVER YOUR FUND AND AT THE SAME TIME CLEANSE THE BAD IMAGE CREATED BY THESE FRADULENT PEOPLE TO THIS COUNTRY'

I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR INTEREST IS HIGHLY PROTECTED BY THIS COMMISSION EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN COMPELLED TO DO SOME UNLAWFUL THINGS BY THESE FRAUDULENT PEOPLE. YOU DONT HAVE TO BE AFRAID BECAUSE SUCH PEOPLE ARE PROTECTED BY THIS COMMISSION, ONCE YOU CAN ASSIST US IN OUR INVESTIGATION TO FLUSH OUT THESE BAD EGGS IN OUR COUNTRY.

THIS COMMISSION NEED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM YOU.

1. THE EXACT AMOUNT THEY HAVE COLLETED FROM YOU
2. THE DATE IF YOU CAN STILL REMEBER NO MATTER HOW LONG AGO
3. THE NAMES OF THE INVOLVED PARTIES IF YOU HAVE THEM
4. THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS
5. THE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME THEY USED IN COLLECTING YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY FROM YOU
6. DID YOU EXECUTE ANY CONTRACT IN NIGERIA OR DID THEY JUST WANT TO USE YOU TO CLAIM SOME OTHER PERSONS FUND?
7. DID YOU INHERIT ANY FUND OR DID THEY COMPEL YOU TO ACCEPT THAT YOU HAVE AN INHERITANCE?

IF YOU YOU HAVE ANY UNCLAIMED FUND IN THIS COUNTRY GIVE US THE DETAIL SO THAT WE SEE TO IT THAT YOUR FUND GET TO YOU. IF NOT JUST TELL US THE EXACT AMUONT THEY HAVE COLLECTED FROM YOU LET TRACK THEM AND GET IT BACK TO YOU.

THIS COMMISSION WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PARDONED FOR ANY OFFENCE THESE MEN MUST HAVE COMPELLED YOU TO COMMIT IN THIS COUNTRY ONCE YOU CAN ASSIST US TO TRACK DOWN THESE EVIL MEN

PLEASE GET BACK TO US WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION OR MORE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

DR. MRS. FARIDA WAZIRI
CHAIRMAN EFCC,FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

NB; PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY MAIL WITHOUT THIS CODE [ EFCC123NG] THIS IS OUR SECRET. RESPONDING TO ANY MAIL WITHOUT THIS CODE MIGHT LEAD YOU TO THE WRONG HAND.BE WARNED AND ON KNOWN CONDITION SHOULD YOU DISCLOSE THIS TO ANY OF THOSE YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH BECAUSE SUCH ACT IS A VIOLATION OF THE PRINCIPLE IN WHICH WE TEND TO ACHIEVE.

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