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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: "MR IBRAHIM MAGU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.willwhiteskunk@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 03:50:37 -0400
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS

Attn: Beneficiary,
 
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) Nigeria
Operations jurisdiction        Nigeria
Legal jurisdiction        Financial crimes
Governing body President of Nigeria
Constituting instrument     
EFCC Establishment Act 2004
General nature        • Federal law enforcement
Headquarters        No.5 Fomella Street, Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja
 
 
I am Ibrahim Magu, the chairman of ECONOMIC & 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.
 
 
In-order to stop the internet fraudulent activities going on internet today, the following agencies (ICPO-Interpol, Euro-pol, FBI, Anti-Money Laundery Agency, Security Secret Service, EFCC, Debt Management Office, Australia Westpac Banking Corporation) has taking a measures to see that Fraud activities going on in the internet in Africa including fraudulent acts in the world presently.
 
 
This email is being 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 and with the information gathered from this Scam artist, we noticed that you have been scammed of so much money and have unanimously decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the lost of your fund. You are therefore being compensated with the total sum $1.7 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim 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 does not exist.
 
 
Provide the information bellow to enable the processing of your Online Banking Account for deposition of your total compensated fund.
 
1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4)YOUR OCCUPATION
5)YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY.
 
 
CONTACT PERSON: Tunde Willian-Whiteskunk
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: barr.willwhiteskunk@gmail.com
CONTACT TELEPHONE: +234-907-652-7162.
 
 
We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.
 
Best Regards,
Ibrahim Magu.
____________________________________________
© 2018 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
 

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