419 scam: "Mr Labaran Maku"<sarah94401@gmail.com> INFORMATION MINISTER MR LABARAN MAKY (N)

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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 crime 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. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Labaran Maku" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Nigeria.Gov.informationminister@minister.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:59:49 -0400
Subject: INFORMATION MINISTER MR LABARAN MAKY (N)

Attention Beneficary

I am Mr Labaran Maku, Nigeria's information minister on foreign affair /International payment Re-allocation,This is to notify you that a Lady call Mrs. Julia Graffin from USA came to my office this morning with her drivers license stated that you sent her to claim your fund after our Federal Government publication on all outstanding international payment over due to beneficiaries,Note she make it clear to us that you have been in hospital over 2 year now, so you decide to send her to represent you as your rightful beneficiary of the Funds.

Based on her request we set up investigation through Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and Economic and Financial Crime commission legal representative Barrister Santos Williams whom was appointed by our Federal Government to go through her statement because much complain as been established by beneficiaries before our government this has prompted our Government to appoint Barrister Santos Williams to carry out investigation/handling of foreign within banks, this information was published in our daily new paper by our Government for local and international organization to be aware.

Regards to this ugly development our Government want to know if you authorize Mrs. Julia Graffin to receive your fund on your behalf as she has stated, your co-operation is highly need,we are giving you only 72hours to get back if you authorize her Or Not,before more details will be tabled before you on how your fund will be transfer to you with instruction of our
Government

Yours Sincerely

Mr Labaran Maku

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