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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: INVESTIGATION TEAM FBI <bluestreek1@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: efcc_investigation@rediffmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:43:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn: SIR/MADAM


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Plot. 3098 Tunubu Street Lagos,

P.m.box 870254Lagos Nigeria.

E-mail:: fbi_investigation.department@rediffmail.com  

        In conjunction with

NIGERIA AND BRITISH GOVERNMENT

COMPENSATION FUND COMMISSION

(NBGCFC).





Subject: Sincere Compensation Fund Worth of Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars -$550,000.00



Attn: SIR/MADAM,



The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the newly
appointed Central bank Governor Alhaji Lamido Sanusi and the Senators
of the Nigeria National Assembly with British / America / African Union
Government has made a sincere compensation of Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand ($550,000)US Dollars in favor scam Victims as directed by
UNITED NATION.



This is because our investigation team network Economic and Financial
crime commission (EFCC) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) finds
your name and e-mail is listed among the name(s) of person(s) who where
scammed of huge amount of money by Nigerian citizen(s), the Nigerian
Government, Africa, Europe and Asia union as a whole REACHED an
agreement of compensation to victim(s) which you are among those to be
compensated.



This meeting was first held on the 8th of April 2003 by the then
secretary to the UN. You can view this page for your perusal;
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm



The Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars - $550,000 US Dollars has been approved for payment and will be paid to you cash.



Bellow is information you are required to fill:    

1. Full Name:………………….

2. Your Age:………………….

3. Phone Number ………

4. Occupation:…………

5. International Passport:…..

6. Country of Origin:…….

7. Zip Code:…………

8. Your Bank Account Information:.........





We write to know if you are still alive. Because Mr. Adams Williams
said he was sent by you to claim your fund on your behalf, please these
kind of information is not suppose to be by emailing you through these
medium but due to the urgency/important it is that’s why we write you
through this medium to let you know and its urgent that you reply
before we can proceed issue him payment details.



However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr.
Adams Williams if he present to us death certificate that proves that
you are dead which he promised to present and if we do not hear from
you within the next three (3) working days from today then we shall
proceed to issue all payments details to him, please do get back to me
through my private email address:
wazirie.fcc.investigation@gmail.com      upon confirmation of this
message.



So many people have been coming to my office just to claim this funds,
the last person that came to my office is this Mr. Adams Wheeler that
is why I informed you to know before we can direct him on how the fund
will be transferred into his account.



Regard

Mrs. Farida Waziri

EFCC BOSS NIGERIA.

(AIG rtd.)




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