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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: "E.F.C.C" <acefcc7335573@att.net>
Reply-To: efcc.complainsectiononline99@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 00:18:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE



      FROM MRS
FARIDA MZAMBER
WAZIRI (AIG RTD)
             ECONOMIC 
AND FINANCIAL
CRIMES
COMMISSION
                          NIGERIA
INVESTIGATION BUREAU
                                  15A AWOLOWO ROAD,
IKOYI
                                             LAGOS
NIGERIA.
                                         
                                 Motto:
No Body is Above the LAW
 

 
 

ATTENTION:

Take notice that based on the Federal Government  inauguration of this
committee which extended to all Africa countries and Europe, the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission - (EFCC) have combined with the United
Nation Anti-crime commission to alleviate and redeem the image and past
wounds of our dear citizens and foreign firms who were duped, defrauded,scammed
and abandoned by some impostors who indiscriminately use the name of God, Office
of governors, Presidency, Banks etc to slight down our dignities to
international communities.Many banks have been in bankrupcy today, Universal
firms, Companies due to the activity of these hoodlums,However, investigation
have shown that these people have duped over 500,000,00  clients after
collecting their money falsefuly, many committed suicide and others living by
the grace of God,We see this country as a treasonable felony and have over 500
convicts at hand, 300 in kirikri prisons while many are still on trial,We still
fetch for others who feel they are wise and hope that you will be our friend by
giving us more information. Success Stories:

Meanwhile, after the international peace talk summit between the United
Nation {USA}, Nigeria,
United
Kingdom and other countries, in order to maintain / rebuild
our international relationship between Nigeria and your country among other
countries, the Federal government of
Nigeria have now decided to send this message to
unlimited end of the world with the hope of finding all those that have been
victimized be these con men that unconditionally scam people out of their hard
earn money, so that they can be compensated after due verification that you have
trully been victimized. In other words you are to respond to this mail, if only
you know and have prove that you have been scammed out of your fund
before,either by means of Next Of Kin, Contract With The NNPC , Lottery or any
other story and upon ascertaining that you have been scammed, you shall be
compesated from the nigeria foreign reserve fund and the money confiscated from
some of these scammers which have been apprehended by the federal
government.
 
In view of this, you are to forward your complains to the complains section
and you are advised to give us a detailed information about your involvement
with these scammers and how they collected your money from you.

CONTACT COMPLAINS AND  INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT :
15A Awolowo Road,
Ikoyi, Lagos - Nigeria. through
email address below,
 
efcc.complainsectiononline99@gmail.com

ENDEAVOUR  TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS OF YOURS ALONG W ITH YOUR
COMPLAINS:

YOUR FULL NAMES:...............................
RESIDENCIAL
ADDRESS:.....................
OCCUPATION:.............................................
YOUR
TELEPHONE
NUMBER:..............
NATIONALITY:..............................................
STATE:..........................................................
AGE:..............................................................

As soon as we recieve these information from you, a swift
investigation will commence and at the end we promise that whoever is involved
in your plight shall be apprehended and handed over to the government and you
shall be compesated accordingly.

This Decision is supported and approved courtesy: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY
FUND {I.M.F} , UNITED NATION SECRET SERVICE ,
EUROPE , AMERICA AND THE ECOWAS COMMUNITIES.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

CHIEF MARS FARIDA MZAMBER WAZIRI, {Executive Chairman}

Economic & Financial Crime
Commission {EFCC}

Motto: No Body is Above the Law
 
     
 EFCC
Executive Chairman, Chief Mrs. Farida
Mzamber Waziri (AIG rtd.)
Executive Chairman.

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