419 scam: "Mr.Ibrahim mustafa magu"<web@office365.com> RE: From: Desk of the EFCC Chairman 180.183.22

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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. )
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2348082783681 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Ibrahim mustafa magu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efccchairmanibrahim@aliyun.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:40:19 +0100
Subject: RE: From: Desk of the EFCC Chairman 180.183.22

Attention,

After the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) AND the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have conduct a proper investigations and research at Western Union and Money Gram Office, we found your email address in the database amongst those that have sent money to Fraudsters and this proves that you have truly been swindled by those unscrupulous people's by sending money to them through Western Union/Money Gram,RIA, WALMART to WALMART, money order, in the cost of getting one fund or the other that is not real, right now we are working hand in hand with the FBI, we have been able to put down an office in Nigeria to track every fraudsters down. Do not respond to their e-mails, letters or phone calls any longer as they are scammers or hackers and you should be very careful to avoid being a victim to fraudsters any longer because they have nothing to offer you but to rip-off what you have worked earnestly hard to earn.

In this regard a meeting was held between the Board of Directors of The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), The International Monetary Fund (IMF),The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and also with The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) as a consequence of our investigations it was agreed that the sum of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS US Dollars (USD5,000,000.00) should be transferred to you out of the funds that The Nigerian government has set aside as a compensation payment to everyone who have by one way or the other sent money to fraudsters anywhere in the world.

***Please note that we will no longer be liable for any loss, cost or expense whatsoever, suffered or incurred by You if you are still in> connection with the fraudsters. Be warned!

We have deposited your fund with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) We have submitted your details to them so that your fund can be transferred to you but a law was made down by we the Nigerian Government, which indicate a procedures which will cost you money for this transaction. we have also insured your fund to your name to avoid misappropriation of funds.

Contact the IMF agent office with Your name,Home address and Phone Number through the email address below;

Contact Person: Frank Daniel
Contact Email : imffrankdaniel@aliyun.com
Phone Number: +2348082783681
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Ibrahim mustafa magu,
Investigation Officer.
THE ECOWAS COMMISSION

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