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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: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:05:47 +0200
Subject: VS: [SPAM]: RE: PERSONALLY TO YOU & VERY URGENT



-----Opprinnelig melding-----
Fra: MRS MAY UDOH [mailto:mrukhman@btconnect.com]
Sendt: 22. august 2010 17:43
Til: undisclosed-recipients:
Emne: [SPAM]: RE: PERSONALLY TO YOU & VERY URGENT

ECO-BANK PLC
COMPENSATION OFFICE
ECOBANK/ UNITED NATIONS 2009/2010 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
DATE:23/08/2010

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

RE-SCAMMED VICTIM/ $1,000,000 BENEFICIARIES REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654
$1,000,000 USD.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED
NATIONS in conjuction with Central Bank Of Nigeria to pay 150 victims of
scam $1,000,000 USD (One MILLION Dollars Only each).You are listed and
approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this
amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate
payments of your $1,000,000 USD compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations, We want you to know that during the last
U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarming on the money lost by
various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over
the world today. In other to compensate victims, the UNITED NATIONS Body is
now paying 150 victims $1,000,000 USD each in accordance with the UNITED
NATIONS recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems
in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by Central Bank Of Nigeria as
corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

IMPORTANT NOTE: BENEFACTOR OF THIS COMPESATION AWARD WILL HAVE TO BE FIRST
CLEARED AND RECOMMENDED FOR PAYMENT BY ECO BANK PLC.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been
paid, over a half of the victims are from the United States, we still have
an outstanding of 36 scam victims left to be paid. Other victims who have
not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and
possible consideration.

We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we get response from
you on how you intend receiving your compensation payment.

NOTE:Please do help us to inform other victims you know about this
development and give them our contact email address as well to contact us
for possible payments as well.


Send a copy of your response and payment code to our remittance officer:

NAME: MR. Moses Sylvanus.

SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:

ECB/06654 $1,000,000 USD.

EMAIL:ecobnk882@gmail.com


Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. M. Udoh

Ecobank is the leading independent regional banking Group in West Central
and Eastern Africa serving wholesale and retail customers.

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