419 scam: "Nelson O.Magbagbeola" <bbusiness067@gmail.com> ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN

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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:
- "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 advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "(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.
- ecobank0909@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nelson O.Magbagbeola" <bbusiness067@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ecobank0909@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:40:42 -0800
Subject: ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN

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ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN
STATES (ECOWAS)ECOWAS EXECUTIVE
SECRETARIAT 60, Yakubu Gowon Crescent,
Asokoro District P.M.B. 401
Abuja, Nigeria.

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

In conjunction with the UNITED NATIONS (UN), ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF
WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS), and ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU),
we hereby officially notifying you regarding your payment released.
You are awarded and entitled to receive sum of THREE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS, only (US$3,500,000.00) as
compensation. Through our FILES/RECORDS it was discovered that your
NAME and E-MAIL ADDRESS was among the SCAM VICTIMS who are yet to
receive their compensation fund.

After our thorough research, records and investigations on those who
has been scammed within this ECOWAS region, we discovered that you are
involved and your NAME and E-MAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED AMONG THOSE WHO
HAS NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR COMPENSATION FUND. Therefore we are using
this opportunity right now to inform you officially that your
payment/fund valued THREE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS, only (US$3,500,000.00) has been approved, signed and released
for immediate TRANSFER to you.

This FUND/PAYMENT is compensation to you for being among the scammed
victims. It is being sponsored and initiated by the "WORLD BANK,
UNITED NATIONS, ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS),
and ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU)". We are contacting you once
again because we discovered and noticed that you have not received
your PAYMENT/FUND yet therefore you are advice to contact ECO BANK in
order to claim your fund/payment immediately.

Do contact our PAYMENT AGENT/OFFICER with the following
information/details below,

Contact Eco Bank Plc Nigeria
Contact Person Mr. Mohamed El Fadel Kane
E-mail Address: ecobank0909@yahoo.com

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Nelson O.Magbagbeola
Secretary General
ECOWAS, Abuja,Nigeria.

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