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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: "(ECOWAS)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mark.andrew@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:49:39 +0200
Subject: F.B.I IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EFCC!!

Attn: Beneficiary,


I am Mrs. Farida Waziri the chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC). EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS)
with 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 United
States Government and the United Nations.


with the active support of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United State and INTERPOL,
we have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of
west African 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 Scammers 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
Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such
funds which do not exist.


Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a
compensation of $1.5Million we have arranged your payment through Bank to Bank
wire transfer


Feel free to contact the remittance officer Mr. Mark Andrew. your fund has been deposited with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) and ready to be transferred into any account of your choice.


So you are advice to contact, remittance officer Mr. Mark Andrew with your
provided information’s required.


CONTACT PERSON: MR.Mark Andrew
CONTACT ADDRESS: mark.andrew@yahoo.cn


Provide the information bellow to enable him start processing the transfer of your funds into any accredited account of your choice.


1)YOUR FULL NAME:
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS:
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4)YOUR PROFESSION:
5)YOUR AGE:
6)A SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION(ID):



Best Regard,
Mrs. Farida Waziri
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

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