419 scam: roderick@ecowasbankplc.com Confirm your last name to receive your fund.

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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:
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- rodspence60@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: roderick@ecowasbankplc.com
Reply-To: rodspence60@aol.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 05:11:19 -0700
Subject: Confirm your last name to receive your fund.

Hello,

My name is Roderick and i work with Ecowas Bank,Ghana. I am contacting you because of your family name.
I had a client from your home country, which had the name of your family. He lived and worked here
until his death. He was known as Engineer.

He had an unfinished transaction with our bank here before his death and after his death there was
no relative of his extended family to get his money from our bank. That's why I decided to make the
genetic search with the family name to anyone of the same country,

I have since then placed his money on a Non-Investment Account without a beneficiary. Upon your response, I
will configure your name on our database as holder of the Non-Investment Account. I will then guide you
on how to apply to my head office for the Account Closure/ bank-to-bank remittance of the
funds to your designated bank account.

This is why i solicit your assistance in transferring his fund to your designated bank account.

It is very important because the ECOWAS BANK, Ghana is going to freeze his heritage as overdue.
Send me below details to my private email: rodspence60@aol.com

1. Your full name.........
2. Telephone and fax number...........
3. Identification of any kind.....

Regards,
Roderick Spence

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