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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ecobankplc_nig011@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: WORLD BANK/UNITED NATIONS <brenda.mancilla@usm.cl>
Reply-To: ecobankplc_nig011@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:44:00 -0400
Subject:
ECOBANK INTL PLC.
WORLD BANK/UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMME
SCAM COMPENSATION OFFICE DEPARTMENT
2013 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
YOUR REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 FOR $500,000 USD ONLY.
Dear Scam Victim,
This is to bring to your notice that our bank (ECOBANK INTL. PLC) is
delegated by the WORLD BANK/UNITED NATIONS to pay victims of scam
$500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only). You are listed/approved
for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount.
The payments are to be remitted by ECOBANK INTL PLC as corresponding
paying bank under funding assistance by The WORLD BANK. Benefactor of
this compensation award will have to be first cleared by ECOBANK INTL
PLC and confirmed as a victim from Scam before scam payment can be
effected. We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we get
response from you.
You are to send the following informations to your remittance officer
for further verifications.
YOUR FULL NAMES.___________________________
ADDRESS.___________________________
PHONE NUMBER.__________________
AMOUNT DEFRAUDED.________________
AGE.___________
OCCUPATION._____________________
COUNTRY.________________________
Send a copy of your response via email or call your remittance officer
quoting your PAYMENT CODE NUMBER(ECB/06654).
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NAME: MR.CLEMENT SYLVANIUS
SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:
ECB/06654 $500,000 USD.
Telephone : +2348072067547
Email: ecobankplc_nig011@yahoo.co.jp
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Yours Faithfully,
Secretary-General United Nation
BAN KI MOON
http://www.un.org/sg
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