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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • edscpaymentofficer@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EDSC INFO <vinjikeson2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: edscpaymentofficer@inmail24.com
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 02:29:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR CLIENT,YOUR FUNDS HAS BEEN ACCREDITED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.


FROM THE DESK OF MICHAEL USESE,
ECOWAS DEBT SETTLEMENT COMITTEE (EDSC),
INFOMATION CENTRE.

Dear Client,

I am responsible for representing your outgoing pending inheritance funds approved by World Monetary Institution which has been delayed due to the problem on cash movement and transfer of Huge sum of money. This is to inform you that your payment has been effected through a new secure system for making fast confirmed payments overseas .The account is set up under your email address only. The money is in escrow for your receiver under your email address and can not be recalled without the codes .

The Payment Office of Ecowas Debt Settlement Comittee should have sent you an email by now with details such as when and where to pick up the cash. You can pick up the cash at any of the convenient locations in your area. If there are no convenient locations near you, you can request to transfer the cash through Bank transfer, or others within 7 working days.

If you have not received your withdrawer codes yet please contact payment officer,Mr James Blair at email address edscpaymentofficer@inmail24.com to enable the programming of your information in the micro chip compartment of central computer data system and your code will be sent to you , when writing to customer payment office always include the following information:

Full name ........................................,,
Complete address: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Nationality :,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Tel number: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Your receiver Email: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Occupation :..............................,,,,,,,,
Your Transaction Number: 1356990745/08
Transfer Date :8th-04-2008
Expected Arrival Date: 12th-04-2008
Transact Amount: $1.2 Million the rest amount follows immediately.
Text: ------------------------------------------

Finally be inform that your funds are fully free of any liens or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available to pick, this guarantee is witnesed by the World Bank Group, International Monetary Funds (IMF) Paris and London Club of creditors, European Economic Community (EEC), EFCC Africa and the Envoy's of our Correspondence International Bank of Settlement world Wide.

Thanks in advance for your understanding and co-operation.
Regards,

Michael Usese.
ECOWAS DEBT SETTLEMENT COMITTEE.
(EDSC).


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