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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: charlesokon <glospdcourcompltd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: charles.okon587@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:17:06 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS FROM ECO BANK PLC

Attention for payment for contractors
notice that you have already receive all your details to transfer
$1.2m with this information we are giving to you in any bank in your

country in outside country in western union transfer they will give
you below $8.000 every day,atleast ten times in a day, you can go to
ten banks which is different,different bank in your country they will

release this funds to you, below is the information we are giving to
you.what you have to do is that you login the ten digit and first
name, and second name as soon as you login you will see your funds

there.please be free to call me with this line, please dont fail
because that is what the contractors do to thank me and they are
always giving me a gift.. you can reach me with this number

+2348027060360

congratulation hope to hear from you


charles okon
manager of Eco Bank PLC

MTCN : 5600503306
Sender's first name: Paul
Sender's last name: Chiozie
Sender’s Location: Nigerian
Test Question: What
Answer: Who

You can check the availability of the money at the Western Union
website which is:

https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global

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