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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: "Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efcc_departtt011@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 23:41:07 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY FRAUD ALERT/ FINAL NOTICE ON YOUR APPROVED FUND

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
No. 5, FOMELLA STREER, OFF ADETOKUMBO ADEMOLA
CRECENT,: WUSE II,: AABIJA,: NIGERIA.
MOTTO: NO BODY IS ABOVE THE LAW.

FROM THE DESK OF: Mr. Ibrahim Magu
Tel: +234-806-731-969
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,


BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission {EFCC}, through our intelligence Monitoring Network have discovered that some group of unscrupulous elements have fraudulently using the federal government of Nigeria letter headed paper to miss-inform creditors like you causing a lot of problems and irregularities towards the release of your long overdue payment because of all this fraudulent act this office has been dully intervened on the release of your funds. We have been mapped out to verify and investigate properly on your fund by the current president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhary.

Based on our findings in this investigation department we wish to warn you against some Miscreants, Hoodlums and Touts who go about scamming innocent people by claiming to be who they are not and thereby tarnishing the image of this wonderful country, NIGERIA


We were informed that some Hoodlums are contacting you in respect to the collection of your fund US15,500.000.00 which was long approved in your favour. As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation for some time, unknown to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities in this country, and as well restore the image that has been tarnished by this group of people.

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from you illegally, and we wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them by writing back to us with the name of who scammed you among them as we want to make sure your payment is routed to you without any further delay. Note that we will surely deal and bring to book the people using the names of government officials below. If only you will cooperate with us by co-indicating correctly any of them.

The names of the touts that we want to arrest are as follows:
1) MR. ROBERT S. MUELLER III FORMAL FBI DIRECTOR
2) JAMES E. COMEY SACKED FBI DIRECTOR
3) GODWIN EMEFIELE ( CBN GOVERNOR
4) DHL, DELIVERY COURIER SERVICE
6) BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member
10) PROF CHARLES SOLODO (CBN GOVERNOR)
11) FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
12) IBRAHIM LAMODE
13) MRS. FARIDA WAZIRI
14) Richard Martins
15) MR LAWRENCE EZE
16) MRS FARIDA WAZIRI (EFCC CHIRPERSON)
17) RICHARD MARTINS
18) MR. ROBERT MUELLER (FBI)
19) STEPHENE ANDERSON
20) REV GEREMY OWEN
21) CICILIA IBRU (OCEANIC BANK)
22) ADEBISI OMOYENI (WEMA BANK)
23) ADELE ADELEKE
24) CHRISTINA CHUKWUDI (GLOBAL SECURITIES LIMITED)
25) REV. MANDY EMMANUEL
26) Peter Eze
27) David Mark
28) Mrs. Rose
29) Mr Adewale Adelana
30) Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo Iwuala, Forman Nigeria Minister Of Finance


The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the EFCC and some of them have eloped the country, and note that if any of them is caught and found guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years (Twenty Five Years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the Constitution of this bank under the section 101(b)of criminal law. So we are waiting for you to write us back and inform us if any of the above names or any other one claiming to have your FUND from NIGERIA, have Extorted money from you; or once contacted you so that we can start taking the necessary procedural steps prior to bringing them to book and having your fund wired into your Bank account as nominated accordingly.

Incase the name of the Hoodlum that scammed you is not listed above, we will advise that you forward to us his/her name and his contact so that we can trace them and as well bring them to book.

Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the Wema Bank Plc.You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achieve the success of the transaction.

We apologise on behalf of the President and the good people of Nigeria for any delay and lost this must have caused you in any way and promise that such thing will not occur again in the future. More importantly, if you are currently dealing with any one of them regarding your fund, we urge you to STOP further contact with them as you are taking a very big risk!!! It might interest you to know that you will never get your fund from them as they have nothing to offer. The hoodlums will continue coming up with expenses and thereby requesting for money from you until you go Bankrupt.

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today Thanks for your good understanding while we await your urgent response to this mail.

Thank you and God bless you.

YOURS TRULY,
Mr. Ibrahim Magu
Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC )

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