419 scam: ECOBANKPLC <shiba523.@beach.ocn.ne.jp> ONLINE BANKING

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +22999314443 (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.
- ecobank.beninrrepublicplc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ECOBANKPLC <shiba523.@beach.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: ECOBANKPLC <ecobank.beninrrepublicplc@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 07:18:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ONLINE BANKING

This is to inform you officially that we have verified your payment file and found out the reason you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your funds.

Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none officials in the bank and all your attempts to secure the release of your fund are still in vain. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problems in receiving the funds. This idea is the latest instruction given to this bank by the Federal Ministry of Finance and Economy.

You are now going to receive your funds through Online Banking Transfer.
To receive your funds through online banking, you need to reply back with the following information as urgent as possible.

1. Your full name:
2. Phone and fax number:
3. Address:
4. Your age and current occupation:
5. A copy of your identity

Once again, you have to stop henceforth your further communication with any other person or office regarding this transaction, this is to avoid any hitch or delay in finalizing your payment. The transfer of your total sum of $4,500.000.00 will be completed through online banking transfer as soon as possible.
The online banking information will be forwarded to you upon the receipt of your response for the urgent online transfer.

Also note that because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct, which is ECO-994 you must have to indicate this code while replying back.

Yours faithfully,

DR CHEIKH TRAVALY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ECOBANK-Benin,
Avenue Jean Paul II - 08 BP 0879,
Cotonou, Benin Republic.
E-mail: ecobank.beninrrepublicplc@gmail.com
Tel: +22999314443

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