419 scam: ECO BANK PLC <gocsdsae@yahoo.pt> ECOBANK PLC

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million dollars" (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22999981988 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- officefile1294@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ECO BANK PLC <gocsdsae@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: ECO BANK PLC <officefile1294@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:03:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ECOBANK PLC

Â ECOBANK PLC
Rue du Gouverneur Bayol
P.O. Box: 01 B.P. 1280 Cotonou â€“ BÃ©nin
Email: (officefile1294@yahoo.com.ph)

Before I commence I will like to explain myself to you, my name is MR GOOD LUCK ANDERSON the new director officer of Eco bank Benin Republic Plc West African, my dear, I want to use this opportunity to inform you that I was now the director and it have not been a month now, so I went through the scheme of work of this Honorable bank and find out that your name and your fund valued $4.8 million dollars was here for six months.

I discovered your total $4.8 Million Usd in our treasure account and as i am mailing you now you have every chances of getting the payment from us in any option of you choose. Secondly; I will like you to know from this moment that i am not the kind of person that can give assurance of what i cannot do, I can only assure you what i am sure that i can do, Meanwhile be inform that we have concluded every others arrangements concern your transfer of your $4.8 Million to your account and we have finalize by programming of your transfer.

I hereby to declare to you now to get us your full information so that your fund will be wired into your account immediately OK without wasting time, I do not like betraying people and no one will do such to me.okay

But the little thing holding your bank to confirm your transfer now into your account is our transfer posting fee of $51 and immediately we receive the transfer posting fee from you we will hit your amount into your account and it will re-flect under 24 hours. So we advise you to try everything possible you can to send us the transfer posting fee of $51 with below name and information through Western Union or Money Gram to make it faster and also to enable us complete with your transfer and close your payment file at the same time.

Below is the information to send us the posting fee of $51 via Western Union or Money Gram to make everything faster.

Receivers Name........... Williams Chima
Country.................... Benin Republic
City.......................... Cotonou
Amount................... $51
Text Question........... Last
Answer.................... Fee

Senders' name

reference number:

Call me on phone for MTCN NUMBER.or you can send it to my email correct after sending the money.

You can call for more clarification @Â +229-9998 1988

Thanks and remain blessed, my regards to your family.

MR GOODLUCK ANDERSON
ECO BANK PLC DIRECTOR GENERAL
PHONE: +229-9998 1988

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