419 scam: EFCC ANTI FRAUD INVESTIGATION TEAM <center0008@yahoo.com> GOD BLESS YOU MY FRIEND ,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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. )
- "lagos" (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.
- +2348142082693

Fraud email example:

From: EFCC ANTI FRAUD INVESTIGATION TEAM <center0008@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 19:28:11 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU MY FRIEND ,

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission-EFCC.
Address: 15A, Awolowo Road,Ikoyi Lagos
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Tel:+234 814 208 2693

GOD BLESS YOUÂ MY FRIENDÂ ,

I was instructed by the Executive Chairman,Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu in conjunction with Anti-Fraud Unit Director to bring this wonderful good news to you. After your name and your email was found in one of the Computer hard disk of the arrested fraudsters who are still in our custody since last year.

This Commission in conjunction with International Security agencies and World Bank after proper verification has confirmed that you lost your hard earned money to those criminals on trying to receive some inheritance funds which is not under their custody but just framing up one lie or the other in order to continue to defraud you of your hard earned money for their selfish interest. Therefore we were able to arrest 4 of those criminals through the help of the intelligent information in which we found your name, your phone number and email in one of the scammers computer hard disk which confirmed that you were one of their scam victim.

We have frozen all their bank accounts where we recovered a lot of money they defrauded from their victims and also seized all their landed properties. So based on this fact that we found your email in one of the criminal's hard disk which is evidence that you lost some amount of money to them. Then the World Bank in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) has approved a total compensation sum of Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($5,700,000.00Â usd ) as your compensation for the money your lost to those thieves and the financial hardships they have caused you and your family.

You are required to confirm your full information to avoid misplace your address on the delivery of your valued Funds
1.Â Your Full Name2.Â Your Cell/Phone Number3.Â Your Current Address4.Â Your Occupation5.Â Your Age/Sex
You are hereby advised to get back to this Commission headquarters as soon as you receive this message so that you will be notified on how to receive this your total approved compensation sum ofÂ $5,700,000.00 to your home address through cash delivery or ATM Visa Card,Â Note that you are not required to expose this highly confidential information to the scammers or anyone due to serious ongoing investigation by the action security team for more arrest of those criminal gangs who are still at large.

Inspector Jefferson Williams Ifeanyi.
For Mr. Ibrahim Magu, The Executive chairman
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission -EFCC.

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