419 scam: "WAZIRI"<f_waziri001@inmail24.com> ATTN: ARE THEY YOUR REPRESENTATIVES?

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "economic and financial crime 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. )
- "(efcc)" (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. )
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- efccsettlementdept@hispavista.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WAZIRI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efccsettlementdept@hispavista.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 18:31:24 -0700
Subject: ATTN: ARE THEY YOUR REPRESENTATIVES?

ATTN: Dear Beneficiary,

PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS.
May you remain favoured.

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value.
Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line ofInheritance Payment transaction with some Nigerian Officials some while ago.

Without taking much of your time, I am (Mrs.Farida Waziri) the rightful Director of the International Remittance Department of The Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and I am also the Executive Chairman of "E.C.D.R".

Presently, we are being paid by the American government in other to avert Scam and also to avert beneficiary funds delays here in Nigeria, So far, we have succeeded in Settling the likes of (Mrs. Daisy Fox, Mr. Edward Smyth etc).

Your Funds were returned to the Federal Government Treasury some while ago because you did not finalize your claim for it.

A week ago, the Presidency and The Federal Executive Council collectively agreed to release the sum of US$10,000,000.00 to you but to our surprise you sent down your representatives ( Mr. Joe pussy and Mr. Flezy Adams ) from Canada to collect this Funds on your behalf, this morning.

Since you sent your representatives to us, kindly give us the authority to transfer your Funds to them,because they have provided us with their own Bank Account in Singapore and as soon as we here from you,we shall proceed with the transfer.

For further clarification investigation kindly send the below information's to us immediately
1.Your Full Name and residential address.
2.Mobile or Telephone Number and Fax Number (for regular official contact).
3.Amount which you lost previously.
4.Occupation

These above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry out our verification processes and after that your settlement Funds will be Paid to you accordingly.

Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment because here in this office, we have alot of listed victims to be settled.

We await your immediate response via our private email
(efccsettlementdept@hispavista.com)

OFFICIALLY SIGNED.
MRS.FARIDA WAZIRI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INT'L REMIT. DEPT.
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION(EFCC).

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