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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 <marylouis109@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 07:54:47 -0800
Subject: Compensation For Scam Victim

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
No 5 Fomella Street,
Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent,
Email: efcc_crimes.dept1@protonmail.com


Good day,

Hope you get this mail in good health and sound mind. The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has detected from there data base you
have been scammed by some fraudulent people here in Nigeria.

Also report has reached us that you have sent so much money to this
scam artist. Please if you are still contacting this people we advice
you to stop and use your hard earn money for something good.

However, the President of this great nation, Muhammadu Buhari has
signed a check of $2.500,000 Two Million Five Hundred Thousand each to
100 scammed victims as a compensation fee. Among these 100 scam
victims, your email contact was included.

You are strongly advice to provide us with the below information.
Name in full:
Home address:
Sex:
Also a phone number to contact you with is needed.

The above required information should be send to us via email above.

The information required will be used to proceed your Fund Approval
Certificate (FAC). without this certificate, your fund will not be
released.

Thanks
Miss.Mary Louis
Efcc

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