419 scam: ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION <sexyredval@yahoo.com> FROM ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

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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:
- "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION <sexyredval@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: efccfinacial@qatar.io
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:13:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

    Office of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission's
                       Wuse zone 11 (fct), abuja nigeria,
                                   Motto: security watch
                          Our ref: ng-gw-efcc-as-005-31.
                          =========================.

Attention:Beneficiary
I am in receipt of your email with the provided details. Following the Irrevocable Authorization from the Federal Republic of BENIN and the Joint Approval from the World Bank and European Union with an exclusive Authority to release your total approved sum in to your norminated Bank account.

Consequently, this fund has been mandated to release to you tomorrow unfailingly. In as much as you will send the needed activation fee of $78 to the information given to you below.

Last month being Sep we told on our letter regarding Mr. Fred act by receiving your $2M in his personal account with bank of America. Although he has being arrested and put to jail, now laid with Financial action task force custody in Paris de France.

So you are required to make this payment immediately and be assured that your bank account will get credit as already scheduled. Be aware that you have to apply urgency on this payment as you have just two banking days to fulfill this requirement so that the US$4.5M will domicile into your bank account.As we have in our central computer is as

Now, you should send your payment direct to your Central Bank agent name: MR. UDEZUO JOSEPH,
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::
RECEIVER NAME:;;;;;;;;;;;;;UDEZUO JOSEPH
COUNTRY;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;BENIN REPUBLIC.
CITY;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; COTONOU
QUESTION/ ANSWER/ COLOUR/ BLUE
AMOUNT: $78.00 ONLY,
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::
So you are required to make this payment immediately and be assured that your bank account will get credit as already scheduled. Be aware that you have to apply urgency on this payment as you have just two banking days to fulfill this requirement so that the US$4.5M will domicile into your bank account. As we have in our central computer, so you directed to comply with the informations.

Note that we shall send to you by Registered Mail, all necessary documents legitimizing this payment to enable you present same to your bank for final clearance and crediting of your bank account.

I expect your prompt response

Regards,

Mrs. Farida waziri.
Mr. Frank Williams
Office of the economic and financial crime commission's chairperson
My Direct Telephone number:++229=9846-5813
EMAIL:efccfinacial@qatar.io

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