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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: "ATTN: FUND BENEFICAIRY," <dr.kiswilliams@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: dr.kishwilliams@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:07:12 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: ATTN: FUND BENEFICAIRY,




ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
COMPENSATION PAYMENT
DIRECTOR. EFCC HEAD OFFICE
12 IBRAHIM TAIWO ROAD
ASO ROCK VILLA PMB 166
FCT ABUJA, NIGERIA
TELL-234-08127222672
FAX-234-002-191019
www.efccnigeria.org/


ATTN: FUND BENEFICAIRY,

WE ARE CONTACTING YOU BASED ON OUR DISCOVERY OF THE KIDNAP AND MURDER OF LATE MR. STEPHEN M. RANDELL, WHO UNTIL HIS DEATH WAS IN NIGERIA FOR A CASE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA FOR FAILING TO PAY HIM HIS INHERITANCE/ CONTRACT EXECUTION FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA BEFORE HE WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED LAST YEAR DECEMBER BY THE MILITANT OF THE NIGER DELTA.

WE GOT A LETTER FROM THE UNITED STATE GOVERNMENT REGARDS HIS DEATH AND PROMISE TO RELEASE HIS PAYMENT TO ANY OF HIS RELATIVES. THE SECRETARY OF STATE MRS. HILLARY CLINTON VISITED NIGERIA LATELY AND THE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED, THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT IS TO PAY COMPENSATION TO THE FAMILY OF THE DECEASED. THIS COMPENSATION IS WORTH
US$15.5MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS.

BRIEF DETAILS ABOUT THE LATE MR STEPHEN M. RANDELL.
HE WAS BORN ON THE 26TH JULY 1962 IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO AN AMERICAN FATHER AND A CANADIAN MOTHER BUT HAS A BRITISH NATIONALITY. WHAT WE CAN ONLY GATHER FROM HIS BELONGINGS WAS HIS PASSPORT AND HIS PRIVATE DIARY.

WHICH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES WAS FOUND ON IT. AS WE COULD NOT LOCATE ANY OF HIS RELATIVES, WE DEEM IT RIGHT FOR YOU TO COME FORWARD AND RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION, THAT IS WHY WE ARE CONTACTING YOU BASE ON OUR FINDINGS.

KINDLY CONTACT THE SECRETARY OFFICE TODAY FOR MORE DIRECTION IMMEDIATELY.ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (E.F.C.C) AND ALSO SEND TO HIM THE FOLLOWING.
CONTACT DETAILS ADDRESS ,

PHONE,
AGE,
SEX
BANK ACCOUNT,
OCCUPATION,
AND YOUR/COUNTRY
YOUR PASSPORT

DR.KISH WILLIAMS,(SECRETARY EFCC)CONTACT EMAIL,(dr.kishwilliams@yahoo.com)

EFCC. SECRETARY
WEST AFRICA
ABUJA-NIGERIA

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