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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:
- 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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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. )
- "farida waziri" (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. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- gambarijubrili@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Waziri Farida (Chairman)"<chiefmrswazirfarida.a@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:56:21 +0200
Subject: Urgent
Good Day
We have receive a letter from the presidency paymaster general and the auditor general of the federation Mr. Gambaril Jubril this morning
With a report that you are still dealing with impostors in central bank and he have finish the release order of your payment
we have authorize Gambaril Jubril to sign your payment remittance order with First Bank since last week as dr ayinkigbe is not on seat
Gambari Jubril l who is now in charge endorse and the first bank will pay you the only money you are to send to him is $350 USD as you must know the method of transfer
We have find out that the central bank governor is using your fund for business each time the federal government sign fund to ay contractors
A domiciliary account will be open in the First Bank which will enable auditor general endorse your fund and they will credit your payment of $10.5M for further credit into your account .
The essence of this Domiciliary account is to secure and protect your payment from being diverted by fraudulent people or making payment to a foreign account which do not belong to you. The greatest advantage is that you can instruct us to credit your nominated account bit by bit with small amount thereby saving yourself from the trouble of Financial Authority in your country who monitor large transfer due to current trend of terrorism. Another beauty of the domiciliary account is that you can retain the balance left in your account in our Bank and can also instruct us to pay out money to any Bank of your choice in the world, or issue you an ATM Card which you can use in any part of the world when on a business trip.
I hope you now understand the advantages of a Domiciliary account and why you need this account to receive your payment of $10.5M now in that Bank. You are advice to forward as a matter of urgency your full banking coordinate, direct telephone and Fax number and your contact address to Auditor General of the federation on email :gambarijubrili@gmail.com as we have started the processing of the account for you. email him so that he will issue you a payment release code which must be given to you personally on telephone strictly for security reason. This code is very important and it is what you will use to confirm your payment.
Yours Sincerely
CHAIRMAN. MRS. FARIDA WAZIRI
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
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