419 scam: "MR. IBRAHIM"<eric@iet.com.tw> ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 crimes 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. )
- "(efcc)" (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. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- efcc_nigeria0@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. IBRAHIM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efcc_nigeria0@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 13:58:29 -0700
Subject: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)

NO5 FOMELLA STREET

OFF ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA CRECENT

WUSE 2, ABUJA

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

OUR PRESIDENT BUHARI HAVE GIVING US OTHER TO ARREST PEOPLE THAT IS SCAMING YOU AND YOU HAVE TO CONTACT IMMEDIATELY

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC) in alliance with UNITED NATIONS has been working towards the eradication of Internet Fraud in western part of Africa.

We have been able to track down so many of these Cyber criminals in various part of Africa/European countries.

We have recovered so much money from these Cyber criminals which is over ($196, 000000.00) ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX MILLION US DOLLAR.

The United Nation Anti-Corruption commission and the (EFCC) Nigeria have ordered that, the money recovered from these Cyber fraudsters to be shared among first batch of 153 Victims of this menace, whom we have their emails and contacts in our Database.

This email is been directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artist's file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria.

We are compensating Each victims of this fraud with CERTIFIED CHEQUE OF ($2,500, 000.00 US Dollars). two MILLION five HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAR.

We have also arranged your payment through UBA BANK PLC, LAGOS NIGERIA.

We have signed Memorandum of understanding with the Bank to see to the payment of the outstanding compensation to the victims who contacted them after our E-mail notification to the beneficiaries.

Therefore, UBA PLC will take full responsibility of offsetting this payment to you.

You are under obligation to follow the rules we handed down to this Bank guiding this payment.

Contact Mr. Godwin Ude of foreign operations, UBA on his email: (efcc_nigeria0@hotmail.com)

And forward to him your correct information listed below for re-confirmation of your new address and phone number.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.

2) YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER

3)YOUR PROFESSION.

4) YOUR CURRENT AND VALID POSTAL ADDRESS

Best Regard,

C/O

MR. IBRAHIM LAMORDEACTING CHAIRMAN EFCC NIGERIA

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