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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 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. )
- "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.
- 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.
- presidetialinvestigativecommit@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Presidential Investigative Panel" <info@dof.gov.np>
Reply-To: presidetialinvestigativecommit@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 04:29:43 +0545
Subject: QUEST TO RELEASE YOUR FUND
Attention:
Good Day, My Name is Barrister Abubakar Malami (SAN) the Attorney-General
of the Federation and Minister of Justice also member Presidential
Investigative committee on the recovery of stolen funds discovered by the
economic and Financial Crimes Commission Nigeria (EFCC), the President
Federal Republic of Nigeria order this committee to carry out strict
investigation to identify the rightful owners of the fund current
discovered by the EFCC.
Base on our investigation it was discover that your fund was among the
stolen funds and in line with the fight against corruption by the
President Federal Republic of Nigeria. The President Mandate this
committee to contact all rightful owner of the fund and get the fund
release to them within the next five working days without further delay.
Base on this i was advice by the Chairman of this Committee in Person of
Professor Yemi Osinbajo The Vice President Federal Republic of Nigeria to
contact you. Note for more information on the stolen fund kindly go
through the below link.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/photos-money-recovered-efcc-ikoyi-lagos/
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/223250-efcc-arrests-andrew-yakubu-hiding-n3-04billion-cash-kaduna-slum.html
http://punchng.com/20bn-nnpc-fraud-efcc-discovers-diezanis-37-5m-lagos-mansion/
http://punchng.com/efcc-recovers-n449m-in-abandoned-lagos-shop/
Haven't gone through the link, you are hereby advice to contact us on the
below email which is presidetialinvestigativecommit@gmail.com for more
details.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Abubakar Malami (SAN)
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
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