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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 CRIMES COMMISSION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fmfxxx1@post.ro>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:47:09 -0800
Subject: RE: PAYMENT OF FRAUD/SCAM VICTIMS



ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)

15A AWOLOWO ROAD,

IKOYI LAGOS, NIGERIA.

TEL: +234-1-7643981






Attention: Reddy


RE: PAYMENT OF FRAUD/SCAM VICTIMS







Write to acknowledge the receipt of your quick correspondence
and details of your personal co-ordinates to this office.
However Sir, it is important for you to note and understand that the payment of your compensational sum have been approved to be paid through a non Nigerian bank, and directive have been issued by the office of the Presidency that all compensational sum be paid through a United States of America financial institution to your private account designate as will be provided by you.





Consequently, this office shall forward to you the contact of the USA paying financial institution immediately after receiving authorization through the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) with supervision from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to effect and direct your wire through the USA bank.




It is important to note here that the decision to effect your payment through a USA bank is avoid and forestall any bureaucratic bottleneck and unusual extortion associated with inter bank / foreign fund transfer hence upon the receipt of the contact information of the said bank, you should endeavour to act swiftly to open communication with them in order to speed up the earnest release and payment of your money to you hitch free.




Thank you for your understanding and valued co-operation and for also helping us to stop corruption in our country Nigeria and to apprehend these fraudsters.



Acknowledge receipt of this message for more directives




Yours sincerely,




Mr. Femi Babafemi. Director, Corporate Affairs.
ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC).
TEL: +234-1-7643981 (24HRS)


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