419 scam: Ecowas Union Org <eco60org@yahoo.pt> Attention: Fund Owner.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
- halifax@halifax-bank.uk.pn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ecowas Union Org <eco60org@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Ecowas Union Org <eco62org@mynet.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:51:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attention: Fund Owner.

Attention: Fund Owner,

We the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have actually been authorized by the presidency and the governing board of UNITED NATION (U.N) to investigate the unnecessary delay on all the pending transfer, Inheritance, Contract, Lottery, Donation & Compensation Funds. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your transfer has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your money into their private accounts.

We are now happy to inform you that based on our commendation/instructions, We have arranged to release your payment through Halifax Bank of London, the fund sum of ($10.5 Million USD)has been directed to the Halifax Bank of London for the immediate release to your receiving bank account

We the Economic Community of West African States is using this mean to rewards all the citizens of the united states and all part of Europe including Asia, Australia , south America, Antarctica e.t.c in all those who have their transfer pending.

We hereby advice you to contact the Halifax Bank via the bellow information for your payment.

We do apologize for the inconvenience.

Halifax Bank PLC
28 Bank Street
Bradford, BD1 1PT
Phone/ Fax: 0870-600 5000
Email: halifax@halifax-bank.uk.pn
Website: http://www.halifax.co.uk
Contact Person
Mr. Collins Hammer.
Director Foreign Operations
Department.

You should stop any further communication out of this contact and contact the Bank for the immediate release of your payment

Yours Sincerely
KadrÃ© DÃ©sirÃ© OuÃ©draogo
President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States.

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