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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: "Sir. Anthony Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <object381efcc@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:53:17 +0200
Subject: THIS IS NOT A LOTTERY PROGRAM.

Good day to you,

This e-mail is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient or have received it in error, please notify us by replying to this e-mail and delete it including any attachment from your system immediately. As such, you are hereby advised that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance of this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. EFCC Security can guarantee for email communications to be timely, secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions by sending email via this path. Note that: Every receipient Emails Communication from this email patch path is extreemly secure, safe & AUTHENTIC.

This is to inform you that the International Monetary Board in conjunction with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission & Finance House during the last board meeting came to a decision to promptly pay your outstanding inheritance clearance entitlement of USD$1.5 Million only.

We are quit aware that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract /inheritance payment. We are aware that you never received your entitlement payment draft of your entitlement, and your draft have since been reverted and loaded to an Express ATM Card in which will be registered in your name. Furthermore, we have also readily made an arrangement for an Online Banking Wire Transfer through our Global Bank to be registered in your name with full access LOG IN depending on your choice.

This ATM Card has been deposited with ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION to be delivered to you at your earliest convenience. You will have to contact the assigned firm in charge of your card.

We implore you to decline the acceptance of emails, fax or telephone calls that do not originate from the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION & FINANCE HOUSE

This firm has been contracted to deliver the ATM Card to you. Do contact the Supervisor/Agent addressed below with your full name, Delivery address and phone, immediately you read this message for further information on how to receive your Card.

Contact information:
the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
Contact Name: JAMES W. GODWIN
E-mail Address: object381efcc@yahoo.co.jp

Note: He is waiting to hear from you so that he can ship the ATM Card to your residence/office address as you may designate, so it is important you contact him and thus have you fufil modality put in place as owner of this ATM Card to conclude this arrangement in the earliest possible time.

THIS IS NOT A LOTTERY PROGRAM.

Sincerely,
Sir. Anthony Mark
British Gaming Board
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