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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: "Mrs.Farida Waziri,(Efcc Chairman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <waziri.efccdpt.farida5@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:02:54 -0700
Subject: NEW YEAR RESOLUTION ON YOUR LOST MONEY......

This is to bring to your notice that The Nigeria Senate House delegated from the United Nations has resolved to pay
100 Nigerian 419 scam victims US$1.300,000.00( One Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) each this new year. You are
listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims. This is the New Year resolution by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
 
Your name was  mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the
operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any one for any reason whatsoever,
the US secret service in collaboration with the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria are
already on trace on the criminals. Government of Nigeria incollaboration with the British Government has approved
Forty-Seven Million British Pounds Sterling only (GBP 47, 000,000.00) for the settlement of the remaining 60 people on
the list and an arrangement has been concluded with the Bank of America for final release of funds into your Bank Account
as soon as your payment Pin Code is issued to you from the Debt Management office.
Contact Person: Mrs. Farida Waziri.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
15A, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi,
Lagos, Nigeria.
EMAIL: waziri.efccdpt.farida5@gmail.com     efcc_11@ymail.com 
Contact her now only on these given email addresses and obtain your payment PIN
CODE for the release of your compensation.The information
you are expected to forward to her to re-confirm with what
they have in their files include:
 
(1) Full Name
(2) Home Address
(3) Valid Contact Telephone Lines
(4) Personal Identification
(5) Age and Occupation
 
NOTE : We have mounted our security network to monitor
every in-coming calls, if we find out that you are
still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been
frustrating and extorting money from you, We shall stop and
cancel your payment immediately .
Yours faithfully,
 
Mrs.Farida Waziri,(Efcc Chairman).
No Body Is Above The Law.


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