419 scam: ''Dramane Ouattara'' ECOWAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "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.
- ecowasrepaidfundsautority@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: ''Dramane Ouattara''
Reply-To: <ecowasrepaidfundsautority@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:11:41 -0400
Subject: ECOWAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

Attention,Dear Beneficairy.
Hope all is well with you and Your family?, you may not understand why this=
mail came to you. In regards to the recent meeting between the ECOWAS and =
the Present United States Government to restore the dignity and Economy of =
the Nations,Base on the Agreement with the World Bank Assistance to help an=
d make the world a better place for all with the sole aim of abolishing pov=
erty. We have been having a meeting for the passed 3 months which ended 2 d=
ays ago.
=

The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and =
Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the c=
urrent president of Nigeria his Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari to bo=
ost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to Foreigners and Compe=
nsate all that have lost their hard earned money to the Nigeria Fraudsters.
=

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the w=
orld, the ECOWAS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$2,600.0=
00 ( Two Million six Hundred United State Dollars) This includes every fore=
ign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people t=
hat have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that fai=
led due to Government problems,Contracts Sum, Lottery/Gambling etc.Your nam=
e and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Teams of Economic a=
nd Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigatio=
n (FBI) observers and this is why we are contacting you, this have been agr=
eed upon and have been signed.
=

You are advised to contact Mr.Collins Agboola, as he is our representative =
in Nigeria contact him immediately for your ATM CARD worth the total sum o=
f US$2,600.000 (Tow Million six Hundred United State Dollars) This funds ar=
e in ATM Form for security purpose ok? So he will send it to you via DHL co=
urier company and you can clear the ATM in any bank of your choice in your =
country.
=

Contact Him immediately for your ATM CARD Delivery with the following inf=
ormations.
1. Full name:
2. Phone and Fax number:
3. Address where you want him to send the ATM CARD(P.O Box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation :
Person to Contact:Mr.Collins Agboola (contact agent)
Email:address(ecowasrepaidfundsautority@gmail.com)
Give him your File Reference (RE-1537-V) and you are free to contact him vi=
a telephone number, it will be better to call him and once you do that he =
will ask you of your File Reference number which is (RE-1077-V), this file=
reference number is very important and gives him access to get through to=
your file and email you back quickly once he confirms your email and your =
delivery details.
Thanks for adhering to this instructions and once again accept our congratu=
lations.
Good luck and kind regards,
Making the world a better place.
Dramane Ouattara.
ECOWAS CHAIRMAN. =

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