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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:
- "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. )
- "(efcc)" (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.
Fraud email example:
From: "From:Federal Foreign Treasury Broker Securities Payment." <cbnsdo@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: europg1xcp@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 07:10:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary.
Sir/Madam,
This is to notifly you that, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have conclude they Operations carried on your behalf against the delays of your outstanding debts payment funds you were expecting to receive for ong time ago.
Therefore the PAYMENT BOARDS has release USD9.3million approval payment to International Financial Clearing House London UK, to release to you because of the stress you must have gone through since you has been trying to receive your funds, which must have also caused you to pay some amount of money especially to the Fraudsters.
Theefore you are hereby advice to confirm your Telephone, Address and your bank account details to International Financial Clearing House UK to release the USD9.3million funds for you.
Best regards.
Johnson Moore.
Federal Foreign Treasury Broker Securities Payment.
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