419 scam: "EFCC"<efccnigeria.ibrahimmagu@cyberservices.com> FROM EFCC CHAIRMAN

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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. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348174322723

Fraud email example:

From: "EFCC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahimmagu.efccnigeria@cyberservices.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 13:14:16 +0100
Subject: FROM EFCC CHAIRMAN

FROM: Ibrahim Magu, (EFCC Chairman)
Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC)
Nigeria.

Hello Dear,

This is to officially announce that your delayed payment has been released to you this morning via ATM DEBIT CARD and one of the Presidential diplomats with high Government Immunity will deliver the card to you directly at your doorstep as soon as you reconfirm your particulars and the pin would be given to you via telephone call for security reasons. please reconfirm as soon as possible, your particulars if you are alive.

My Profile: https://efccnigeria.org/efcc/about-efcc/executive-chairman

Your response is required urgently,

Congratulation,

Ibrahim Magu, (EFCC Chairman)
Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC)
No. 5, Fomella Street, Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent,
Wuse II,: Abuja,: Nigeria.
Direct Telephone: +234 817 432 2723

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