419 scam: ECOWAS <ecowas.orgs@gmail.com> Your Fund Recovered By This Commission (ECOWAS)

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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 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.
- fred.martins1875@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ECOWAS <ecowas.orgs@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <fred.martins1875@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 01:37:32 -0800
Subject: Your Fund Recovered By This Commission (ECOWAS)

Fund Recovery Committee/Panel
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
ECOWAS Secretariat, Abuja, Nigeria
Address: 114 Yakubu Gowon Cres,
Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria
20th February, 2019

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

This is an official notification concerning your "Fund Compensation" (US$5.5m) recovered by this commission. We are body of fifteen (15) Panel/Committee set up by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is a regional group of fifteen West African countries founded on 28 May 1975 with the idea to promote economic integration across the region. Considered one of the pillars of the African Economic Community, the organization was founded in order to achieve "collective self-sufficiency" for its member states by creating a single large trading bloc through an economic and trading union. It also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region.

This body/Committee was therefore officially set up by the "ECOWAS" for the primary purpose of fighting "Corruption, Scam, Fraud, Money Laundering & other Financial Crimes" within Nigeria and Africa at large. In response to pressure and series of petitions and complain from the "International Communities, European Union, United States, British Government and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)", the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), hereby set up this fifteen (15) Panel/Committee in order to co-operate with the International Community's efforts to fight Money Laundering, Advance Fee Fraud (419 Fraud), Corruptions, Scam, Fraud, and all others Illegal Financial Activities within Nigeria and all Africa continent at large.

Furthermore, this Panel/Committee has been mandated and officially assigned by the ECOWAS community to investigate thoroughly concerning all the Corruptions, Scam, Fraud, illegal and Financial Crimes committed across the African region by the past (Leaders, Government Officials, Banks, Couriers and High Profile Individuals). And through the course of our investigations, it was discovered and realized that your NAMES & ADDRESS was among the VICTIMS whose their Beneficiary Fund was embezzled and diverted into private/personal Bank Account by the corrupt Government Officials. We noticed and discovered that you have not yet claimed/received your fund till date due to the fact that your inheritance fund (US$5.5m) was embezzled and diverted into private/personal Bank Account by the corrupt Government Officials.

However, we are hereby notifying you regarding your payment/fund recovered by this commission. Through the help of our regional POLICE FORCE/INTERPOL we have been able to recovered your fund worth's of Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$5,500,000.00). Finally, you will receive your fund/payment through an "Automated Teller Machine"(ATM CARD). Pls note, that your ATM CARD has been processed, uploaded and now ready for immediate delivery to you through your PAYMENT AGENT, MR. FRED MARTINS. Therefore, kindly contact your Payment Agent, MR. FRED MARTINS immediately upon receiving this email and notification so that your ATM CARD will be release and deliver to you at once.

You are advise to contact your PAYMENT AGENT, MR. FRED MARTINS immediately upon receiving this notification in order to claim, receive and deliver your ATM CARD to you immediately ok. Do contact MR. FRED MARTINS immediately for collection, receiving or delivering of your ATM CARD to you with the following details/information below,

Contact Person: MR. FRED MARTINS
E-mail: fred.martins1875@gmail.com
E-mail: fred.martins1875@outlook.com

Do not hesitate to contact MR. FRED MARTINS immediately with the above information forwarded for the collection/delivering of your ATM CARD to you upon receiving this email and message. And finally, try to re-confirm and forward your details and information to him for proper and official identification in order to proceed on your ATM CARD delivery to you immediately.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Bayo Bassu Fayemi
Chairman,
Fund Recovery Committee/Panel
Africa Region, ECOWAS.
E-mail: ecowas.orgs@outlook.com

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