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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MRS.FARIDA WAZIRI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsfaridawaziri.waziri0@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:57:11 -0700
Subject: ***SPAM*** FINAL RESOLUTION
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 this year. You are listed and approved for this payment
as one of the scammed victims. This is the New Resolution by the
Federal Government of Nigeria after the just concluded G8 meeting in
Canada.
Your email 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 lists 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.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
Contact Mrs. Farida waziri to obtain your payment PIN CODE for the
release of your compensation.
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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