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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: "MRS. FARIDA M. WAZIRI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.faridamzwaziri@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:15:51 -0700
Subject: PLEASE WHAT IS THE UPDATE??????????????????

EX- Economic & Financial Crime-
Commission (EFCC) Boss
101 West 8th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99204-USA.
Phone: (509) 671-9132
Date: 04/14/ 2014
CONFESSING MY SINS:
 
 
Attn: Dear Recipient.
 
Are you dead or alive? Please could you update us on the present state of things as per the transfer of $750,000.00 approved in your name by my wife Mrs. Farida M. Waziri as a Compensation for evil she committed against you on which ECOBANK PLC been her Bank were ordered to transfer to you.
 
For your information your silent is hurting my wife as she has not stops asking on almost on daily basis on the status of the fund transfer to you on which you know that this is not good for her present ailment.
 
Please endeavor to confirm the receipt of this email at receipt by letting us know if the said fund had been received from the paying Bank (ECOBANK PLC) already.
 
We await your urgent response in this matter.
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
 
Mr. Benjamin O. Waziri for my wife
Mrs. Farida Mzaber Waziri,
Nigeria (EFCC) EX-Boss.

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