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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: "ecobanklimited@terra.es" <ecobanklimited@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:07:24 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: URGENCY:



URGENCY:
ECO-BANK PLC
Plot 697 Amodu Tijani Street ,
Off Sanusi Fafunwa Street , Victoria Island
COTONOU,BENIN DU REPUBLIQUE.
DO CONTACT US NOW ON THIS EMAIL
ECCOWASBANKPLC@YAHOO.CA
OR CALL US ON THIS NUMBER
+234 1 40 88 20 3 OR +234 1 85 11 01 3.



ATTENTION


MY NAME IS MR KOFFI BUCKNOR , DIRECTOR OF FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THIS BANK,

CORRESPONDENT BANK IN HOUSTON TEXAS USA. THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT RECENTLY ONE MRS.JNAET

WHITE CAME TO MY OFFICE TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE DEAD,

AND BEFORE YOU DIED,YOU INSTRUCTED/ASSIGNED HER TO CLAIM YOUR
FUNDS IN THE TUNE OF US$10.5MILLION THAT WAS LONG ABANDONED IN YOUR NAME.
SO HERE COMES THE BIG QUESTION:

(1)DID YOU ASIGN/INSTRUCT (MRS.JNAET WHITE) TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS?


(2)ARE YOU THROUGHLY DEAD?


IF NO, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY TO RE-CONFIRM THE DETAILS OF THIS

MESSAGE/MAIL WITHING 42HOURS, HENCE YOUR FUNDS IN THE TUNE OF US$10.5MILLION WILL BE

WIRED/TRANSFERED INTO HER ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.LASTLY, YOU ARE ADVICE TO

RECONFIRM THE DETAILS OF THIS MESSAGE AND GET BACK IMMEDIATELY WITH THE INFORMATION

BELLOW,SOON WE HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PROVIDED INFORMATIONS BELOW WE SHALL IMMEDIATELY

SUBMIT YOUR DETAILS INFORMATION TO OUR FOREIGN REMITTANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICE IN

HOUSTON TEXAS,USA FOR IMMEDIATE WIRE/TRANSFER OBJECTIVE OF YOUR TOATL FUNDS INTO YOUR

OPEREATIONAL BANK ACCOUNT.


VIA INFORMATIONS:


FULL NAME .................................


TELEPHONE NUMBER...........................


FAX...none.................................


MOBILE NUMBERnone..........................


RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.. .....................


AGE........................................


OCCUPATION../..............................


BUSINESS TYPE..............................


BANK DETAILS...............................


BANK NAME..................................


ADDRESS. ..................................


BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER WHERE YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR TOTAL FUNDS INTO........................


ROUNTHING NUMBER...........................


ACCOUNT TYPE...............................

NOTE THAT ALL THIS INFORMATIONS MUST BE PROVIDED FOR RECOMFIRMATION TO ENABLE US WIRE YOUR

FUNDS INTO YOU PERSONAL ACCOUNT. EALSE,YOUR FUNDS WILL BE WIRED INTO HER ACCOUNT

WITHOUT ANY FORDER DELAY.

WE WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY TODAY

WITH BEST REGARDS,

MR KOFFI BUCKNOR
DIRECTOR OF TELEX DEPARTMENT.
ECO-BANK PLC.COTONOU,BENIN DU REPUBLIQUE.
+234 1 40 88 20 3
ECCOWASBANKPLC@YAHOO.CA






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