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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "farida mzamber waziri" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "farida waziri" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrsfarida.mzamberwaziri68@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Economic and Financial Crimes Commission"
<antifraud_department.efcc@ananzi.co.za>
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 13:32:08 +0200
Subject: DELAYED FUND TRANSFER: You have been dealing with the wrong
offices.
Hello,
My Name is Mrs Farida Mzamber Waziri the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission Chairperson in Nigeria. I
understand you are expecting your delayed fund to be wired
to your bank account but some top government officials and
bank partners will not tell you the truth about the
whereabouts of your fund, all they are interested in is for
you to pay outrageous fees which you have refused to come
up with.
I have contacted you to let you know the truth because i
know you have gone far in trying to get this fund and must
have paid some amount of monies to persons you are not
supposed to give out a dime to most especially internet
scammers! who never use their real names but frequently
take on the identity of real Government officials to help
make themselves and their scam appear legitimate in a view
to defraud unsuspecting fund beneficiaries out of their
hard earned money.
I will be ready to help you get your fund but you have to
help me keep it a secret to enable me help in delivering
your fund as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
principal officer in appropriate time and measure. You
either believe me or forget contacting me again but i know
that they will never tell you the truth because they are
all fraudulent criminals. Get back to me and i will tell
you the possible way to get your fund delivered to you
without the consent of anyone. I could be reached
immediately via my private email box:
mrsfarida.mzamberwaziri68@gmail.com
I expect your prompt response.
Regards.
Mrs Farida Waziri
Chairperson,
EFCC.
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