419 scam: "Eco Bank Nigeria Plc"<eccobank@yahoo.com.au> Good News On Compensation Payment Of US$500,000.00....16/10/2015?????

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- +2347032508644 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eco Bank Nigeria Plc"<eccobank@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: <ecobnk.deputymgr@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 07:56:38 -0700
Subject: Good News On Compensation Payment Of US$500,000.00....16/10/2015?????

Eco Bank Nigeria Plc
No. 101, Kofo Abayomi,Victoria Island
Telephone: +2347032508644
Date: 16/09/2015

Attention: beneficiary.

Good Day, I am Anthony Okpanachi , Deputy Manager in Eco Bank Nigeria Plc. Your names is among the five (5) Beneficiary to be compensation with the sum US$500,000.00 as instructed by our New President His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari who have on this day of Monday August 10th, 2015 made deposit of compensations to all concern victims, which your name apear among the scam victims recorded by the International Investigation Unit. On behalf of his Excellency, we the Eco Bank Nigeria Plc hereby advice that you reconfirm your personal details so as to enable us cross check with the one at attached with your payment file before making wrong payment to the unknown beneficiary. If you are among the unpaid beneficiary and have scam in the past. Please provide this details below for Immediate release of your Compensation Fund.

First Name;
Last Name
Other Name:
Home Address:
Sex: Male Or Female:
Occupation:
Date Of Birth:
Marital Status:
Email Address:
Telephone #:
City:
State:
Country:
Copy of Identification (Driver's License Or International Passport Or Voters Card.

Your's Sincerely,

Management

Anthony Okpanachi
Chairman,Deputy Manager
Eco Bank plc

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