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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: "Mr Kolapo Lawson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecoofnigerialagos@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 07:28:17 +0100
Subject: ECO-BANK OF AFRICA

ECO-BANK OF AFRICA

YOUR PAYMENT APPROVED

MANAGER CURRENT AFRICAN UNION CHAIRMAN

REF CONTRACT CODE: ECOBANK WEST/IRD/VBX/001/010.



ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,





THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED
TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) - DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR
THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT ECO BANK WEST AFRICA NOMINATED BY THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.





MEANWHILE, A MAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE
YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HIS INFORMATION????¬???S FOR YOU TO CONFIRM
TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS MAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA/GHANA/BENIN/TOGO AND OTHER OF OUR
BRANCHES ALL WEST AFRICA WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO ANY
WRONG ACCOUNTS. CLAIM????¬???S NAME:MAURICIO ANTIVO BANK NAME: UNION BANK
CALIFORNIA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS
OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS FROM YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO
FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION????¬???S FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT
YOUR FUND VALID US1.5M(ONE POINT FIVE UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE REMITTED
INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF
INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF.





INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOWS:



1. YOUR NAME:..............................

2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...................................

3. YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER ..................................

4. FAX...................................................

5. AGE......................................................

6. SEX:....................................

7. YOUR OCCUPATION:......................................

8. YOUR BANKING DETAILS:...................................

9. DRIVER'S LICENSE/INT PASSPORT..............................
10.STATE


AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN
OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE ECO BANK AFRICAN BANK, IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) EXECUTIVE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AFRICAN BANK REMIT HOUSE AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER
DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS FEDERAL
HOUSE, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS QUARTER
PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2011.





HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MR.
MAURICIO ANTIVO,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS
FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF
THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.





CONFIDENTIAL: THIS REMITTANCE IS ORDAINED AND SECURE FOR SAFE TRANSACTION
ALERT AND THE FEDERAL HOUSE ECO BANK WEST AFRICA IS READY TO TRANSFER YOUR
FUND ACCORDINGLY AND EASY TO BE RELEASE INTO YOUR CHOICE OF ACCOUNT.





CONGRATULATIONS.YOURS SINCERELY,

Mr.Kolapo Lawson Abiodun
AFRICAN EXECUTIVE MANAGER BRANCHES



CC: FEDERAL HIGH COURT WEST AFRICA

CC: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY APPROVED STAMP 55/RR/TT.

CC: EFCC NIGERIA BATCH(NIG6454/INST7)





GENERAL SECRETARY,



MR.Kolapo Lawson Abiodun,



ECO BANK INT¹L PLC.



Congratulations In Advance!!!


CONFIDENTIAL: THIS REMITTANCE IS
ORDAINED AND SECURE FOR SAFE TRANSACTION ALERT AND THE FEDERAL HOUSE ECO
BANK WEST AFRICA IS READY TO TRANSFER YOUR FUND ACCORDINGLY AND EASY TO
BE RELEASE INTO YOUR CHOICE OF ACCOUNT.

CONGRATULATIONS.YOURS SINCERELY
MR Kolapo Lawson Abiodun

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