419 scam: "EFCC Executive Chairlady, Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri $AIG rtd.$" <cambellcompany@gmail.com> Attention: .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:
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (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. )
- "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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "EFCC Executive Chairlady, Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri $AIG rtd.$" <cambellcompany@gmail.com>
Reply-To: efcc.office2012@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:37:04 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Attention: .Are You Dead??????,

FROM CHIEF MRS. FARIDA
MZAMBER WAZIRI(EXECUTIVE CHAIRLADY)
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
CRIMES
COMMISSION
BENIN REPUBLIC INVESTIGATION BUREAU
14A AWOLOWO
LANE, IKOYI
COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC.

Motto: No Body is Above the
Law.

Attention: .Are You
Dead??????,

I Am
Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri (New Chairlady EFCC) Chairlady From Efcc
Investigation Office COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC, There Is Presently A Counter Claims
On Your Funds By One Mrs. Rose Morgan, Who Is Presently Trying To Make Us
Believe That You Are Dead And Even Explained That You Entered Into An Agreement
With Him, To Help You In Receiving Your Fund And That Was My Reason Of Calling
For Confirmation, So Here Comes The Big Question.

Did You Sign Any
Deed Of
Assignment In Favor Of (Mrs. Rose
Morgan). Thereby Making Her The Current Beneficiary With Her Following Account
Details: And you know that your total fund is in amount $90.8 million united
state dollars unclaim.

Bank Name : Cimb Bank
Malaysia
Bank Address : Api-Api Centre, Lot 4/G3, 88000 Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.Bank Customer
Account Number/Name :
10020069859527

Swift
Code & Routine Number : Cibbmykl
Type Of
Account : Saving
Account

We Shall Proceed To Issue All Payments
Details To The Said Mrs. Rose Morgan, If We Do Not Hear From You Within The Next
Two Working Days From Today Thanks

Lovely Greetings and
congratulations in advance.God bless.

Best
Regards
Yours Sincerely

Mrs Farida Mzamber Waziri

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

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