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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Eco Bank Nigeria Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecobnk.deputymgr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 09:48:49 -0700
Subject: Attention Honorable beneficiary:Good News On Your Compensation Fund.....04/07/2017

EcoBank Nigeria Plc.
No. 101, Kofo Abayomi,Victoria Island
Telephone: +234 111 6998
Date: 04/07/2017

Attention Honorable beneficiary:

I am Mrs Evelyne Tall-Daouda,Deputy Chief Executive Officer Of EcoBank Nigeria Plc.Your name is among the five (5) Beneficiaries to be Compensated with the sum US$500,000.00 as Instructed by our New President His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari who has on this day of Monday July 3rd, 2017 made the deposit of Compensations to all concerned victims,which your name appears among the beneficiary recorded by the
International Investigation Unit.

On behalf of his Excellency, we at the EcoBank Nigeria Plc hereby advice that you Reconfirm your Personal Details so as to enable us cross check with the one attached with your Payment File before making wrong payment to an Unknown Beneficiary. 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.

Your's Sincerely,

Management

Mrs. Evelyne Tall-Daouda
Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
EcoBank Nigeria Plc.

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