419 scam: MRS FARIDA WAZIRI <deskofficiall@sify.com> Are You Dead??????,

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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:
- "western union" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: MRS FARIDA WAZIRI <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: mrs.faridawaziri@zing.vn
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:19:16 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Are You Dead??????,

FROM CHIEF MRS. FARIDA
MZAMBER WAZIRI(EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN)
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
CRIMES
COMMISSION
BENIN INVESTIGATION BUREAU
14A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI BENIN
REPUBLIC
Motto: No Body is
Above the
Law.

Att:Are You Dead??????,

I Am Chief Mrs. Farida
Mzamber Waziri (New Chairman EFCC) Chairman From Efcc Investigation Office Benin, Please you have
to understand that your fund is $500.000.00usd, so i want you to send us your
full details and your account details so that we can transfer the fund in your
accunt by today without any further delay again. again, you have to understand
that the cost is $43 that is the total fee that you have to send to receive your
fund in your account without any further delay again. again as soon as you are
reconfirming us your ful

Please i have call
our office to states that you are going to send us the requested fee by today,
and they accepted that your fund will be at your destination address by today
without any further delay again within the next 24hours. since that you are note
dead, you have to send us the requested fee and your full details so that we can
get your fund sent to you.

Note that
you are to remit the fee through western union money transfer

Receivers
Name: SIMPLE UZOMA
Address:
Benin Republic
Text
Question: To Who?
Text
Answer: SIMPLE
Amount:
$43
MTCN:--------
Senders Name:--------

Please send us the MTCN, so that we can update you
with your fund by today. Please get back to me now for the MTCN.

I wait for
your prompt update.
Thanks

Lovely Greetings
and congratulations in advance.
God
bless

Best
Regards
Yours Sincerely

Mrs Farida Mzamber Waziri

EFCC
Executive Chairman, Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri (AIG
rtd.)
Executive
Chairman

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