419 scam: "Micheal Alfred"<richardtrombei@yahoo.com> Re.Contact Now For Your Approved Sum.

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348092951709 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- eecowasbankofafricaplc@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Micheal Alfred" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <office.file.cp@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 20:26:15 +0100
Subject: Re.Contact Now For Your Approved Sum.

Dear Customer,

Be inform that all document in regards to your claims with our bank has been confirmed, as directed by international Monetary Fund.Total sum of TWELVE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THGOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR ONLY, (US$12.800.000) was approved in your favour, and to be deposited with Ecowas Bank online banking department. However we need reconfirmation of your personal information that will enable final endorsement of fund ownership bond, in Ecowas Bank Of Africa Plc online banking depratment.

On confirmation of the aboive detail's, your ownership will be acknowledged and your online account access will be updated. MeanWhile, Ecowas Bank of Africa, online account customer access link that will lead you through to your login, will be send to you,once after you meet the payment for activation of your online account access pin code. The online customer link will enable you perform online transfer from your online account to any bank account of your choice nation wide.

On alternative an international ATM MASTER card, can also be issue to you which you can as well use for withdrawal of money from your online bank account, as soon as the online access pin is activated.

Contact Ecowas Bank online banking Foreign Operation department director with the required persional information's

Contact Dr. Alexandra Green with contact Information Below:

Name. Dr. Alexandra Green
EMAIL: eecowasbankofafricaplc@yahoo.fr
Tel Phone: +2348092951709

Upon confirmation of fee for activation of your online access pin code , we will directly release to you online account customer access link.

I will wait to hear from you.

Yours Faithful,

Micheal Alfred

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