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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: "Eco Bank Nigeria Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecobnk.deputymgr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 08:05:28 -0800
Subject: Good News On Compensation Payment Happy New Year....07-01/2016??

Eco Bank Nigeria Plc
No. 101, Kofo Abayomi,Victoria Island
Fax: 234 111 6998
Date: 05/01/2016

Attention Honorable beneficiary:

The Federal Government Of Nigeria with the help of our New President His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari in Conjunction with the United Nation have agreed to settle All foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid Beneficiaries. This includes people that have been scammed, delayed to receive their inheritance.

Your name appears among the listed beneficiaries whom have not receive their payment during the last Conference held at the United Nation Regional Office. your Name appears among the first five (5) victim to receive their compensation payment valued at US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) as your compensation entitlement.

Furtherance to the above stated, the Eco Bank Nigeria Plc hereby wishes to advice that you reconfirm your personal details so as to enable us cross check with the one attached in your payment file before making wrong payment to the unknown beneficiary.

First Name;
Last Name
Other Name:
Home Address:
Sex: Male Or Female:
Marital Status:
Email Address:
Date of Birth:
Telephone #:
City:
State:
Country:
Occupation
Copy of Identification (Driver's License Or International Passport Or Office ID Card.

As soon as the above needed personal details is noted, your transfer will be process immediately.

Thanks.

Management.

Mr. Anthony Okpanachi
Deputy Manager
EcoBank Nigeria Plc

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