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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: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION <mrsfaridawaziri@royal.net>
Date: 16 Feb 2010 10:14:17 -0000
Subject: SUCCESS IN YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT US$4.830, 000.00 MILLION


MRS. FARIDA N. WAZIRI
OFFICE OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION'S CHAIRPERSON
112 AVENUES, SURE ROAD LAGOS/NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
OUR REF: NG-GW-EFCC-AS-005-31
16-02-2010

Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,

SUCCESS IN YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT US$4.830, 000.00 MILLION

It is my modest obligation to write you this letter in regards to the authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (WEMA BANK PLC). I am Mrs. Farida Waziri, the chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. I contacted you some days back regarding this same issue of which everything has been put in place and your fund will be finally paid to you before the end of this week. The British Government, in conjunction with the US GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION on foreign payment matters, has empowered the Wema bank after much consultation and consideration, to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

As the appointed/accredited International paying commission, we have been instructed by the World Governing Bodies, together with the Committee on International Debt and the Board of Foreign Winnings, Inheritance and Contract Review Panel, to release your overdue funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.: HSBC/X44/701LN/WGB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate WEMA Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014.Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with the United Nations immediately within the next 48hrs.

Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us, and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this first quarter of 2010. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this first quarter of the year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Four Million Eight Hundred & Thirty Thousand United States Dollars (US$4,830,000.00) only, as part payment so as to enable us pay other beneficiaries. To facilitate the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm your personal and account details by filling the inheritance application form in your attachment fill.

Upon our receipt of the filled form mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without delays. Be also informed that you are required to discontinue further communication with any other person(s) or office so as to avoid distortion of data, you are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from Wema Bank.

Your prompt responses to the above directive are highly imperative or contact my secretary for proper and faster direction on how you can proceed further: Name: James Monday. Phone: +234- 8137609653

Regards,
Mrs. Farida Waziri.



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