419 scam: "Office Contact"<info@usa.com> Re: REPLY

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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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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. )
- "(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. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "swiftcardconsultant6@accountant.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 2348174421034
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.
- swiftcardconsultant6@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Office Contact"<info@usa.com>
Reply-To: swiftcardconsultant6@accountant.com
Date: 09 Nov 2016 10:48:02 -0500
Subject: Re: REPLY

Office. Contact. Address:
No. 15A, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi,
Lagos, Nigeria

Dear Beneficiary

I am Ibrahim Mustafa Magu .chairman of ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC).

EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states
(ECOWAS)with head Office here in Nigeria .We have been working
towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western
part of Africa .With the help of United States Government and the
United Nations We have been able to track down so many of this
scam artist in various parts of west African countries which
includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROUN AND
SENEGAL LONDON) and they are all in our custody here in Abuja
Nigeria.

We have been able to recover so much money from these scam
artists.
The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State
Government have Order the money recovered from the Scammers to be
shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe.This mail is been
directed to you because your email address was found in one of
the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here
in Nigeria. You are therefore be Compensated with $2.5 Million
Dollars.

Who claims that they are barristers/bank officials Lottery Agents
who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of
such funds which do not exist. Since your name appeared among the
beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of $2.6 million we
have arranged your payment through our SWIFT ATM Card payment
center, Feel free to contact MR IBRAHIM MUSA TUMSAH, the swift
card has been specially prepared it to enable you withdraw your
money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the
maximum is Five Thousand Dollars Only per day.So you are advice
to contact Attn:MR IBRAHIM MUSA TUMSAH (DIRECTOR FINANCE AND
ACCOUNTS)

Email; swiftcardconsultant6@accountant.com
Tel Phone Number:234-81744-21034
(DIRECTOR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS)

Provide the information bellow to allow him prepare your card
including your Pin.

1. YOUR FULL NAME.
..................................................
2. YUOR SAFEST DELIVERY
ADDRESS...............................................
3.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
.................................................................
....
4. A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT

Chairman, Ibrahim Mustafa Magu ( EFCC)

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