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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrister_jamesbarron@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 00:45:35 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION:FROM EFCC STOP ALL TRANSACTION..

ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, (ECOWAS),
SUBJECT Attn: Beneficiary, Your $1.5 Million Dollars Compensation
Attn: BENEFICIARY ,
I am Mrs. Farida Waziri the chairlady of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (EFCC).EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African
states (ECOWAS)with the head office here in Nigeria.we have been working
towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam artists in western part of
africa with the help of the united states government and the united Nation.
We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various part
of west Africa countries which includes(NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN,
TOGO,GHANA CAMEROUN AND SENEGAL)and they are all in our custody here in
lagos Nigeria. We have been able to recover so much money from these scam
artists.The United Nation Anti-Crime commission and the United state
Government have ordered the money recovered from the scamers to be shared
among 100 lucky people around the globe.
This email is been directed to you because your email address was found in
one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in
Nigeria.you are therefore being compensated with $1.5Million Dollars.we have
also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers,bank
officials,lottery Agent who has money for transfer or want you to be the
next of kin of such fund which does not exist.
Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a
compensation of $1.5Million,we have arranged your payment through our swift
card payment center.But not that,you are to make a payment of $100dollars
for the save keeping of your ATM CARD before it can be delivered to your
house address.
Feel free to contact the processing office:Barrister James Barron .the swift
card has been specially prepared to enable you withdraw your money in any
ATM machine in any part of the world,but the maximum is five thousand
dollars only per day. So you are advice to contact,the processing officer
Barrister James Barron with your provided informations required.
CONTACT PERSON:Barrister James Barron.
CONTACTMAIL:barrister_jamesbarron@yahoo.com.hk
provide the information below to enable him prepare your ATM Master Credit
Card
including your pin to access it.
1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4)YOUR PROFESSION.
5)YOUR ID/AGE.
Best Regard,
Mrs. Farida Waziri.
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
 

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