419 scam: "Mrs. Farida Waziri"<davidmarshal@optus.com.au> ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME 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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "farida_waziri1@secretarias.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: <farida_waziri1@secretarias.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:22:26 +0200
Subject: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi,Lagos Nigeria.

Dear Beneficiary,

Please read this mail carefully and proceed to collect your ATM CARD worth
US$10,500,000.00 payment.

Following this year's (2011) review of the global financial matters and
just concluded investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in
conjunction with the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION, it is
revealed that your email is among the list of people who have never
recieved any of their payments among lottery, inheritance, compensation
and awarded contract funds and victims who have lost a lot of money to
scammers while trying to claim their funds.

In view of the foregoing, a new payment of US$10,500,000.00 has been
approved in your favor and credited into an ATM CARD which shall be
delivered to you.

Note: Thousands of fraudsters have been using this method in scamming most
foreign creditors, that we have in the payment list here in our office. We
use this medium to inform you that any mail that does not come with the
new communication code: NG/.CCUF -HFCR-/RLPHJ/. is false. In this case,
you’re advice not to respond to any mail that does not come with the above
communication code for safety purpose.

Our final conclusion was that, the fund should be paid to you via an
automated teller machine card (ATM) as it seems, this will be easier and
faster for you to receive.

Your new communication code: NG/.CCUF -HFCR-/RLPHJ/.

You are advice to email me back via my private emailbox at:
farida_waziri1@secretarias.com .

I await your prompt response

Regards,

Mrs. Farida Waziri.
Chairperson EFCC.

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