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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: "FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <farrida.waziri@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 10:04:37 -0700
Subject: FROM ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
14A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI
NIGERIAN FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION AGENCY
From Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri
Chairman ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION.
(E.F.C.C).

Attention: Beneficiary,

We have received a notification from the federal bureau of investigation(F.B.I)in your country to contact you in regards to some documents that is required from you, be officially inform that the present fund under the custody of the FBI WASHINGTON D.C was release to you from Nigeria as an inheritance contract payment, all the FBI WASHINGTON D.C needs from you is proof of ownership by providing the required document to them which after the funds will be legally approved by the FBI and all the high authorities in united state for Note that the FBI WASHINGTON D.C told us that you only have 48 hours left to provide the needed document to them, that is the deadline, you are to obtain the legal documents before the given time so that you can forward to the FBI WASHINGTON D.C for their final approval and immediate release of the funds in your name.


You are advice for your own good and benefit to do whatever you can to raise the required fee and proceed right away to send it with the information's below, because the needed legal document will not be release to you without the required fee due to the content of the document.


We was also notified by the FBI WASHINGTON D.C that failure to provide the legal document to them before the given time, they will cancel the funds and take a legal action against you for not proofing the legitimate of the fund in your name.

immediately we receive the required fee we will send directly to you by fax or email attachment the authorized and original copy of the diplomatic immunity seal of transfer (DIST) as required so that you can confirm it yourself and then forward to the FBI WASHINGTON D.C for the approval and immediate release of the said funds successfully in your favor. or we can as well forward the documents directly to the FBI WASHINGTON D.C

Here’s the information which you will use to send the $90. Via western union with the payment information below

Sender Name:
Sender Address:
Receivers NAME: ANDREW CHUKWURA
Address: Lagos -Nigeria
Text Question: what for?
Text Answer: Good
Amount: $90
Mtcn:


Forward the MTCN number and reference number as soon as you send the fee on the confirmation of the required fee we will proceed immediately with the issuing of the needed document without any delay.

Be informed that according to the rules and regulations of this office, there is no way the needed document will be release to you unless the above required fee is provided by you. That is the only way the document will be issue to you.

That the total amount of your money available with the FBI WASHINGTON D.C is $1,500,000.00 (One million, five hundred thousand united state dollars), these funds will be release to you immediately you send the international transfer permit and immunity seal of transfer to the FBI. Note that delay may be dangerous on your own side, so you are advice not to west any time in sending the needed fee so that we can issue the needed document without any further delay.

Best Regards,


Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri
Chairman ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION.
(E.F.C.C).

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