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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Economics Community Of West African States \(ECOWAS\)" <ecowasheads@post.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 06:35:05 -0500
Subject: Tsunami Disaster Aid Raises.

Branch Headquarters: (Rue 27 VoxDar Porte 111 Bamako Mali

        Contacts :  00223 6711675  Fax : 00223 228 5553

                 E-mail : ecowasheads@post.com

     Website :  www.ecowasbranch70.tripod.com

 

                 Ref: 0073220                                                                                                       Date:- 03, Jan 2005

 

U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion

 

Attention Sir,

 

The ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) wants to draw your attention to the terrible disaster that claims about 140 thousands lives and properties in Thialand, Siri lanka and Indonesia,

Pledges of international financial support for countries devastated by this disastser needs emergency financial support, according to the U.N.'s emergency relief coordinator. The estimated death toll in the disaster now is more than 140,000,

 

Ecowas needs your financial aid to sustain the victims affected by this disaster.

Also Ecowas has raised an open donation to any body who feels concern to make a generous nonation to aid the victims. Ecowas expects to raised about $1.5 Billion USD.

So far, Ecowas has organized to pump 850 40 Ft containers of food items to the countries affected. Some of those supplies began reaching victims in remote areas of Indonesia on Saturday, while relief workers were expected to arrive in Colombo in Sri Lanka, later in the day.

 

No amount of donation like funds, food,medicines,clothes is small, please make your donation today for the survival of the victims and God pay back to those who donate.The money will allow relief workers to feed, clothe, and provide emergency medical services to the affected victims.

 

Payment instruction to the Ecowas Relief Management Coordinator BEN IDOWU

 

ECO BANK BAMAKO BRANCH MALI WEST AFRICA

BP E 1272  BAMAKO MALI.

Account No:- 440030102018

Swift Code:- ECOCMLBA

Beneficiary:- BEN IDOWU

 

Correspondent in USA

Citibank New York

Finance Institutions Africa

111 Wall Street

19th Floor / Zone 1

New York 10043

Account:- 36219282

Swift:- CITIUS 33

 

GOD Bless you as you donate.

 

Thanks.

 

Dr. Musa Owo

(Ecowas Procurement Manager)



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