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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: "EFCC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrhclinton983@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 08:55:45 +1030
Subject: Fund Release...Treat as Urgent

Attn:
Following the recent meeting held today by the ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (EFCC Abuja F.C.T) Administration Board concerning your awaiting
Scam Compensation Funds of $2,500,000USD.
 
Your file has been full reversed and we have observed that you are yet to
receive your funds due to the on-going problems with the Global Banking
Transfer which is againt our rules and norms as the Watch Dog of the
Economy,
 
we have made arrangement to deposit your total valued funds of
$2,500,000USD into an ATM VISA Card endorsed by the United Bank For Africa
(UBA) to be used for all daily personal withdrawal of your funds at a
withdrawal maximum value of $10,000usd per day at any ATM machine in your
state until your total compensated funds is completely paid to you.
 
You may decide to change the Password of your ATM CARD for your security
purpose to make sure you alone have the full access to your funds
withdrawal to commence all personal withdrawal of your funds at your
convenient with a daily withdrawal of $10,000usd until your total funds of
$2,500,000USD is completely paid to you.
 
Furthermore, you will be charge only $210usd for a Presidential Stamp Seal
to aid easy flow of your ATM card to your doorstep. We have decided to
charge you for this Presidential stamp seal as an awareness to you that you
have a forth-coming parcel on the way and this will also enable you have
good rest of mind as there will not be any held up issue at any
custom/Immigration/Ebola check point or there-about as it will bear a
Presidential Stamp seal of free passage until it reaches its destination as
approved.
 
Note that the shipment of your ATM card had already been taken care of, so
you are only required to re-confirm your home address details to avoid any
atom of mistake during shipment to you.
 
CONTACT : Mr.Harold Clinton
Email ADDRESS:  Attn:
Following the recent meeting held today by the ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (EFCC Abuja F.C.T) Administration Board concerning your awaiting
Scam Compensation Funds of $2,500,000USD.
 
Your file has been full reversed and we have observed that you are yet to
receive your funds due to the on-going problems with the Global Banking
Transfer which is againt our rules and norms as the Watch Dog of the
Economy,
 
we have made arrangement to deposit your total valued funds of
$2,500,000USD into an ATM VISA Card endorsed by the United Bank For Africa
(UBA) to be used for all daily personal withdrawal of your funds at a
withdrawal maximum value of $10,000usd per day at any ATM machine in your
state until your total compensated funds is completely paid to you.
 
You may decide to change the Password of your ATM CARD for your security
purpose to make sure you alone have the full access to your funds
withdrawal to commence all personal withdrawal of your funds at your
convenient with a daily withdrawal of $10,000usd until your total funds of
$2,500,000USD is completely paid to you.
 
Furthermore, you will be charge only $210usd for a Presidential Stamp Seal
to aid easy flow of your ATM card to your doorstep. We have decided to
charge you for this Presidential stamp seal as an awareness to you that you
have a forth-coming parcel on the way and this will also enable you have
good rest of mind as there will not be any held up issue at any
custom/Immigration/Ebola check point or there-about as it will bear a
Presidential Stamp seal of free passage until it reaches its destination as
approved.
 
Note that the shipment of your ATM card had already been taken care of, so
you are only required to re-confirm your home address details to avoid any
atom of mistake during shipment to you. Find below the dispactch officers contact details.
 
CONTACT : Mr.Harold Clinton
Email ADDRESS: mrhclinton983@gmail.com
Tel:+2348028047274
 
 
DIRECTOR,
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
Mr.IBRAHIM LARMODE.
 
 
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