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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 and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC <efcc94@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 09:01:02 +0000
Subject: EMAIL MESSAGE DATED TODAY














ECONOMIC AND
FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSIONHEAD OFFICE NIGERIA,1 IBRAHIM
TAIWO ROADASO ROCK VILLA PMB 166 FCT,ABUJA
NIGERIA.
Email: efcc94@hotmail.comAttention: I am Mrs. Farida Waziri (Chairman) ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) Investigation Office Nigeria,
there is presently a counter claims on your funds by one MRS. JANET
MILLER, who is trying to make us believe that you are dead and even
explained that you entered into an agreement with her before your death,
to help you in receiving your fund worth of $1M for scam victim
compensation, So here comes the big question.
Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor
of (MRS. JANET MILLER)?


Thereby making her the current beneficiary
with this following account details: MRS. JANET MILLER, AC/NUMBER:
6503809428. ROUTING/122006743, B/NAME: CITI BANK, ADDRESS: NEW YORK,
USA.We shall
proceed to issue all payments details to the said MRS. JANET MILLER, if
we do not hear from you within the next two working days from today, so
you are to get back to us so as to direct you on how to contact the bank
in charge of your fund.NOTE: If you sign any agreement with her, don't bother to reply because our paying Bank will pay her this week, but if you did not sign do reply urgent be we pay her the money if we did not hear from you.Best Regards,EFCC
...Serving You; Honestly.EFCC Executive Chairman,Chief Mrs.
Farida Mzamber WaziriEconomic and Financial Crime
Commission
Email:
efcc94@hotmail.com

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