419 scam: "\(EFCC\)Farida Mzamber waziri \(Mrs\)" <david----mark1ng@att.net> BE WARNED

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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:
- "economic and financial crimes 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 mzamber 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. )
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 2347041960611
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.
- telexafricandevelopmentbank@africamail.com (Africamail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "\(EFCC\)Farida Mzamber waziri \(Mrs\)" <david----mark1ng@att.net>
Reply-To: faridamzamberwazirimrs@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:59:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BE WARNED

No5 Fomella Street,
Off Adetokunbo Ademola
Crescent
Wuse II
Abuja.
http://www.efccnigeria.org

From
The Desk : Farida Mzamber Waziri (Mrs).
Executive Chairman of Nigeria's
Anti-Graft Agency,
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Attention:Beneficiary

Be inform that all Foreign Contractors Payment/ Fund Inheritance pending with Central Bank of Nigeria introduction with / First Bank Plc/Union Bank Plc and Intercontinental Bank.

After
much complain by some of the foreign Contractors by making series of
Payments in respect of receiving their Payments with the above mentioned
Banks which at the end proved abortive. After our meeting with the
Federal Ministry of Finance/Senate on Foreign Dept Clearance, we came to
a conclusion that all foreign Contractors are to Contact MR.HERVE ASSAH,(DIRECTOR TELEX DEPARTMENT

AFRICANDEVELOPMENTBANK)Email:telexafricandevelopmentbank@africamail.com Tel:234-7041960611for the
release of their Payments legally.

In addition, we the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with the Federal Government of Nigeria are not going to hold responsible for any beneficiary that is not ready to abide by this instruction.

You
are to forward to us any email received from any office or any
individual claiming to be Government official/Bank Directors in charge
of the release of your Fund.

Yours In Service.

Farida Mzamber Waziri (Mrs).

Executive
Chairman of Nigeria's Anti-Graft Agency,
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC.

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