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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: "CHIEF (MRS.) FARIDA M. WAZIRI (EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <o.ruhl.worldbankauditor@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 14:28:46 +0100
Subject: NIGERIA SCAM VICTIMS!

ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)
(ESTABLISHMENT) ACT 2004.
HEAD OFFICE: NO5 FOMELLA STREET, OFF ADETOKUNBO
ADEMOLA CRESCENT
WUSE II, ABUJA.
PHONE: + 234 808 060 6394
FAX: + 234 9 3148075

OUR REF: EFCC/NG/FG/10

MOTTO: NO BODY IS ABOVE THE LAW.


THE EFCC......FIGHTING AGAINST FRAUD, CORRUPTION, FUND EMBEZZLEMENT AND IMPERSONATION.


DEAR SIR,


IN LINE WITH OUR SHEAR RESPONSIBILITY TO COMBAT FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC RELATED CRIMES, THIS COMMISSION IS EMPOWERED TO PREVENT, INVESTIGATE, PROSECUTE AND PENALIZE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES, AND WE ARE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENFORCING THE PROVISION OF FOREIGN PAYMENTS LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES.


THE EFCC BEING THE KEY AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN ALL SECTORS ARE DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FILE/NAME HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO US AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES WHOSE LEGACY/FUNDS ARE HELD IN NIGERIA, AND THEREFORE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A PART-PAYMENT OF $4,500,000.00 (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY IN A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT.


IT IS WITH PASSION AND PROFESSIONALISM THAT WE WISH TO HELP HONORABLE FOREIGN INVESTORS LIKE YOU WHO HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY ANONYMOUS NIGERIANS, TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WITHOUT FURTHER ENCUMBRANCES.


TO THIS EFFECT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE WORLD BANK AUDITORS IN NIGERIA IN THE FORMAT SHOWN BELOW IN OTHER TO REVALIDATE YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SEND YOU A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT:


FULL NAMES:
GENDER:
AGE:
PROFESSION:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
ZIP CODE:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
HOME PHONE:
CELL PHONE:

PLEASE SEND ABOVE PERSONAL DETAILS TO:

DR. STEVE BLAKE (WORLD BANK DIRECTOR FOR NIGERIA)
102 YAKUBU GOWON CRESCENT
OPPOSITE ECOWAS SECRETARIAT
P.O. Box 2826, GARKI, ABUJA
Nigeria.
Tel: 234-803-834-4482
Fax: 234-9-314-5268
EMAIL: sblake.worldbankonline@financier.com


THE ABOVE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL OFFICIALLY ENABLE US TO APPROPRIATE YOUR OFFICIAL PAPERS OF CLAIM AND AS WELL FACILITATE THE PROMPT RELEASE OF YOUR CERFIFIED BANK DRAFT VALUED $4.5M TO YOU WITHOUT FURTHER ENCUMBRANCE.


FINALLY, YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SERVICE. WITH THE EFCC’S TRANSACTIONS CLEARING PLATFORM, WE WILL BE PROUD TO SAY THAT ONLY A PERSON WHO WANTS TO BE DEFRAUDED BY SCAMMERS WILL BE SO DEFRAUDED AS A RESULT OF IGNORING THIS SERVICE.


PLEASE, GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY.


BEST REGARDS,
CHIEF (MRS.) FARIDA M. WAZIRI (EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN)
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC) NIGERIA

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