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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: "FROM THE DESK OF MRS WAZIRI M.FARIDA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wazirifaridefcc@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 12:49:04 +0100
Subject: Urgent Attention needed

FROM THE DESK OF: WAZIRI FARIDA

OFFICIAL EMAIL:mrs.wazirifarida@instructor.net

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

FRAUD ALERT

Following the recent broadcast of the president and the commander in chief of armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria , to investigate the unnecessary delay of your inheritance fund, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment have been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your money into their private account.

The call for this investigation is to redeem the image of our country and ensure that all outstanding dept are settled ( Which include your payment ). For this reason some bold steps where taken to bring the people behind the delay of Foreign payment to justice and recover funds that you have sent to them, if any. Since the start of this investigation, we have received various evidence from victims of fraud, against the following persons, and we are going all out to convict them, and ensure that they get their deserved jail term:

The name below are fraudstars of various ministries of this Federation :

1) Prof. Charles Soludo
2) Chief Joseph Sanusi
3) Mrs, Nenadi Usman
4) Barrister Awele Ugorji
5) Dan Musa
6) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
7) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
9) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Members
10. Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
11. Mrs. Rita Ezekwesili

The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the EFCC and some of them have eloped the country, You are to indicate any of them that has contacted you in the past and also which of them have received money from you without finalizing your payment. Hence, you are advised not to respond to emails from the following persons, and forward to me any email you receive in regards to your payment for further investigation.

In the course of our investigation, we also discovered in some huge sums of money, deposited in several accounts with the following banks accross the country:

Intercontinental Bank Nigeria Plc
Union bank Nigeria Plc
Stanbic IBTC bank
First Bank Nigeria Plc

We beleive that most of the discovered fund, are fund released by the Federal government to settle outstanding depts which were diverted into this account unknown to the FG. Consequently, we received a directive from the office of the president, ordering us to see to the immediate release of your payment, and we are working toward that, You are therefore advised to respond to this email for further advise on the release of your payment.

As soon as I here from you, you would be advised further on the release your fund. Be rest assured that we are doing our best to put an end to evil plans of this Hoodlums and we would see to the release of your fund within Five working days based on your compliance. We are sorry if the delay has caused you any damage, and we are prepared to guide you according to see to the release of your fund.


Your immediate response is expected.

Best regards
W. Farida
Investigation Department
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (E.F.C.C).

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