419 scam: Ecobank Nigeria Plc <revlaurier.un@gmail.com> RE: YOUR FUND IS READY FOR RELEASE

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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:

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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (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 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.
- +2349037667403 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Ecobank Nigeria Plc <revlaurier.un@gmail.com>
Reply-To: telex.ecobnk@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 23:12:06 +0100
Subject: RE: YOUR FUND IS READY FOR RELEASE

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Ecobank Nigeria Plc
Telex Department
Plot 21, Ahmadu Bello Way,
Victoria Island, Lagos - Nigeria.

Ref: EBP/NG-PT/FP0037/15
Transfer Status: Pending

RE: PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

This is to inform you that we have received a credit instruction from the
World Bank of Switzerland after their payment resolution with the Nigerian
Government for settlement of unpaid debt owed to the foreign contractors.

The management of Ecobank Plc (Pan African Bank) has been mandated to
handle the release of your approved contract inheritance sum of US$14.5
million, which has been approved for transfer to you via our newly
introduce Electronic Swift Transfer System of Payment to your bank account.

We have process the remittance of your fund to your bank account as we have
been mandated, and you are advice to write and as well call us upon the
receipt of this Official Letter, which shall aid us proceed with the final
release of your fund to your bank account, which is confirmable to your
bank account within 48hrs of transfer.

Based on that, you are required to provide us with the below information
that will aid us check-mate if it is inline with what we have in our
Central Computer Unit for effective transfer to your account.

Your Full Names
Contacts address (Not P.O. Box)
Office Tel, Mobile/Cell and Fax
Occupation, Age and Marital Status
Bank information (Details)
Copy of your passport, or driverâ€™s license.

Warning: We deemed it necessary to inform you that you should stop every
illegal communication that you are having with any office or officials from
now onward, because we shall not be held responsible for any problem that
might occur.

Yours truly,

Mr. Jibril Aku
Executive Director
Tel: +234-903-766-7403

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