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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: "SENATOR DAVID MARK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecobanknigqlc7@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 18:59:08 -0800
Subject: RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.

THE PRESIDENT NEW FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, SHEHU SHAGARI WAY,                       
ABUJA TELEGRAM/ PRES-234-FGN
                                             
Our Ref: PRS/COM/00452/IMP                                                       
                                     
 
ATTENTION: Dear
 
RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.
 
In line with the recent directive by the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr.Goodluck  Jonathan., authorizing this office to verify/reconcile the entire approved Payment File certified OK SINCE THIS YEAR 2014.
 
The Presidency in collaboration with the Senate Committee on Foreign Payment decided
Unanimously and issued an irrevocable payment instruction to the FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT OF  AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP NIGERIA, to transfer your fund under 72Hrs upon the  re-confirmation of your Payment/Banking information.
 
Subsequently we received a sudden application for change of your bank account by some
person{s} stating that you are dead and that they are your Next-of-kin, with a new bank account, which has been processed and approved by the Federal Ministry of Finance.
 
But Mrs.Herve Assah DIRECTOR ECOBANK NIG PLC has refused to honor this application for change of account and insisted that you will be contacted for verification purpose before the transfer will be done.
 
We write to inquire from you the sincerity of this application made by your acclaimed Next  of Kin as this nascent Democratic Government will not be held responsible for any wrongful transfer of your fund. You are therefore required to contact to Mrs. Herve Assah  DIRECTOR ECOBANK NIG PLC  on his designated Tel No: 2348127024484 EMAIL:ecobanknigqlc7@gmail.com. under 48hrs to ascertain the authenticity of this application, and if you are still alive.
 
All correspondence should be relayed to Mrs.Herve Assah DIRECTOR ECOBANK NIG PLC  Thanking you for your understanding and cooperation.
 
For the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
SENATOR DAVID MARK
THE SENATE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
 

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