419 scam: "Ekpo Nta" <info@transco.mn> Re:PAYMENT RECEIPT

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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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348020967661 (Nigeria, 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.
- e.nta@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ekpo Nta" <info@transco.mn>
Reply-To: e.ayoola.hon@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:45:39 +0100
Subject: Re:PAYMENT RECEIPT

This is Chairman. Mr Ekpo Nta of ICPC Nigeria.(Independent Corrupt Practice=
Commission, ICPC) in alliance with the Economic Community of West African =
States (ECOWAS), with their Head Office here in Nigeria has been working to=
wards the total eradication of fraudsters and scam in here in Nigeria With =
the help of the United States Government. We have been able to track down s=
o many of this scammers in various parts of (NIGERIA) and they are all in o=
ur custody here in Lagos Nigeria, meanwhile during the process of arrest, W=
e were able to recover some funds from the prosecuted scammer. With this gr=
eat achievement, this Anti-crime commission and the United State Government=
/Federal Government Of Nigeria have ordered that the money recovered from t=
hese Scammers be shared among 100 people whom there email appear in the lis=
t with Commission. This email is directed to you because your email address=
was found in one of the file and computer hard disk recovered from the pro=
secuted scammers there in our custody. You are therefore being compensated =
with the sum of $5Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who clai=
med to be Barristers, Bank Officials, Lottery Agents, Person or group of Pe=
rson's who claim to have funds in their custody that belonged to you or wan=
t you to be the Next of kin of such funds which do not exist ,Since your em=
ail appeared among the lucky Beneficiaries who will receive a compensation =
of $5Million Dollars, which we have arranged all payment to be made to you =
through Swift Card.(ATM).Delivery Please do feel free to direct your email =
back with required information to person in charged of ATM Program/Delivery=
from ZENITH BANK PLC, the swift card has been specially prepared to enable=
you withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but t=
he maximum is Five Thousand Dollars Only per day, due to security reasons, =
so you are therefore advised to direct all your mails to me with the requir=
ed information as stated below. Mr Ekpo Nta TEL: (+234 802 096 7661) EMAIL:=
(e.nta@aol.com) You are advice to forward the information bellow to enable=
us prepare your ATM Card including your Pin for easy accessibility. Your F=
ull Name_______________________ Your Address________________________ P.O.BO=
X_________________________________ Country__________________________ Teleph=
one Number________________________ Mobile Number_________________ Fax Numbe=
r______________________________ Occupation________________________ Marital =
Status_______________________ Age_________Sex_____________ Officially Sign.=
Mr Ekpo Nta Chairman ICPC Nigeria. (Independent Corrupt Practice Commissio=
n, (ICPC) -----------------------------------------------------------------=
--- If you have received this communication in error, please notify ICPC im=
mediately by replying to this message.

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