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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR. IBRAHIM MUSTAFA MAGU" <madikizelamrswinnie@gmail.com>
Reply-To: efccbranch@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:34:38 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION THIS IS FROM EFCC FORYOURRECOVEREDCONTRACTPAYMENTFROMFRAUDSTERS
Dear
this is from corruption agency EFCC NIGERIA. We found out that you
have been dealing with Nigerian and African scammers. We have been
monitoring your transaction for many years and we have traced all the
money you have spent over 17 years to this you business associates in
Nigeria.
The last payment you made, the information was gotten from DIamond
Bank Nigeria and your business associates has been arrested this
morning and all the money you have paid for over 17 years has been
recovered.
Also, your contract payment that you have been working for years has
been recovered today. Your contract payment is $11.5 Million and that
is the information we got from CBN and the money has been transfered
to T D Bank Canada today in the care of Mr.Bharat Masran the Manager of
T D Bank Canada.
We invited you to contact EFCC Chairman who will direct you to T D
bank Canada.due to the corrupption from Banks and managers in Nigeria,
that is why we decided to used TD Bank to paid all contractors
We have published this impostors in Newspapers. We are contacting you
to send your details if you are a victim of this fraudsters. What will
be recovered from the fraudsters he close to $5070,000.
We need your account details, state of origin and passport and proof
of you being a victim of this fraudsters cause we have all the details
so dont give inligitimate information.
Call the Chairman of EFCC to direct you to the bank to claim your fund
immediately.
Chairman EFCC.
MR. IBRAHIM MUSTAFA MAGU
Below is my number
+2349077420818
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