419 scam: <br> Financial Crime Commission Financial Crime Commission <efcc_ng_003@yahoo.com> PAYMENT DIRECTIVES FROM OFFICE OF THE (EFCC)

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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:
- "economic and financial crime 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. )
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.
- +2347062902006 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- drgeorge102@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From:
Financial Crime Commission Financial Crime Commission <efcc_ng_003@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2020 13:56:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: PAYMENT DIRECTIVES FROM OFFICE OF THE (EFCC)

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (ASSISTANCE)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ECONOMICÂ ANDÂ FINANCIAL CRIMESÂ &COMMISSIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NIGERIA INVESTIGATION BUREAU
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14A AWOLOWO LANE , IKOYI
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAGOSÂ NIGERIA .Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Motto: No Body is Above the LAW
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ( BE CAREFUL OF THE HUDLOOMS / SCAMMERS)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BEÂ Â CAREFUL OF THEÂ HUDLOOMS

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Sir/Ma,Â The Economic and Financial Crime Commission {EFCC} through our intelligence Monitoring Network have discovered that some group of unscrupulous elements have fraudulently using the General Government Nigeria letter headed paper to mis-inform creditors like you causing a lot of problems and irregularities towards the release of your long overdue payment.Â Â
Because of all this fraudulent act, this office has been dully intervened on the release of your fund. We have been mapped out to verify and investigate properly on your fund by the New President Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Â {1} According to the strength of this report, you should stop henceforth your dealings with all this fraudsters who claimed to be a Government officials, like:Union Bank, intercontinental bank, first bank, fidelity bank, standard trust bank/UBA, payment clearing house, the CB N Governors, the senate house, etc, except email from (DR GEORGE HARRISON) on this Email ID: (drgeorge102@hotmail.com) his phone number +234-7062-902-006, He is the only mandated and authorized person to take care of your payment here in Nigeria.Â And we are aware that your payment has been approved and endorsed to be released to you through Bank to Bank Wire Transfer in his good office.Â According to the strength of this report and in reference to instruction from the executive office of the president, you are warned to desist from further contacts and dealings with any person or office here Nigeria or oversea. On know account should you be found dealing or communicating with any person or office with on another email except these confidential email stated above otherwise, you have yourself to blame.Â Regards,
Â Â Â Â Â EFCC Executive acting Chairman,Â Mohammed Umar (AIG rtd.)Â ExecutiveÂ Chairman.

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