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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: Info <Info@wml.ie>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:30:28 +0100
Subject: Important information for you




Avery useful information for you


THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (E.F.C.C) VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROGRAMME UNIT
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (E.F.C.C)
15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigeria

directorofoperations_efcc@consultant.com

Hello Sir,

This email is directed to you because your email address was found in the computer hard disk of one of the fraudsters who has been arrested and is in our custody here in Nigeria.
After full interrogation, investigation and confessional statements made by the fraudster, we are convinced beyond reasonable doubt that you are one of the victims who would have been defrauded of his hard earned money.

Based on the above discovery, the New acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (E.F.C.C) Nigeria Mr. Larmode, directed that you should be contacted and notified of our intention to compensate you from the pool of fund recovered from fraudsters.

Be informed officially that Our Commission have recovered so much money from these Cyber Fraudsters which is over ($296.000.0000.00) TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX MILLION US DOLLAR.

The United Nation Anti-Corruption commission and the (E.F.C.C) Nigeria has ordered that the money recovered from these Cyber fraudsters must be shared among the batch of 153 Victims whom we have their emails and contacts in our
Database here in our Head Office which your e-mail address also is among the short listed email addresses.

Please visit our official website http://www.efccnigeria.org to read > What Happens to Monies and Properties Recovered by E.F.C.C?

Approval has been obtained for every victim that has gone through our Intelligence Department screening to be compensated with $7.750.000.00 (Seven million Seven hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars) as Directed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and UN Representative in Nigeria.

Our E-mail notification to you serves as our official notification to you.
To prevent doubt as to the source of this fund to you, the documentation and legitimization of this payment is in progress.
Details of the Bank officials that you will contact for the claiming of your money will be communicated to you as soon as you confirm your interest.
You will be required to re-confirm the following information to be forwarded to the bank to enable them to process your payment.


(1)YOUR FULL NAME. (2)YOUR FULL ADDRESS. (3)YOUR TELEPHONE PHONE
NUMBERS. (4)YOUR OCCUPATION. (5)YOUR AGE (6). YOUR NEXT OF KIN
7).YOUR I.D PASSPORT or DRIVER'S LICENSE for Identification.

For further information contact:
THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (E.F.C.C)
Mr. MUAZU ZUBAIRU
directorofoperations_efcc@consultant.com or
MARY ROBERT
maryrobert_efcc@consultant.com (secretary)







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