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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +2348054964850 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "ecowas_unn@terra.es" <ecowas_unn@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 15:03:39 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ECOWAS/ UNITED NATIONS 2007 COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS SCAMMED VICTIM.


ECOWAS/ UNITED NATIONS 2007 COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS SCAMMED VICTIM.
ATTN:BENEFICIARY,
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $1.7 MILLION USD
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations and Ecowas to Central bank Nigeria to pay 400 Nigerian 419 Compensation Payment scam victims, USD$1.7 Million each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims, Respond immediately as directed for the immediate payments of the USD$1.7 Million compensations funds to you.
This recommendations was made during the last UN and ecowas meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, where it was discovered and alarmed so much by the rest of the world during deliberations on the meeting over the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating as syndicates all over the world today, in order to flush out this ugly trend and redeem the good image of the country.
The new President of the country is now paying 400 victims of this operators USD$1.7 Million each, Due to inefficient banking systems in Nigeria coupled with high level of corruption among its officials, the payments are to be paid by ATM CARD or via a certified bank draft acceptable in all banks of international settlements as maybe acceptable by the beneficiary.However,you the beneficiary have a right to choose another option as maybe convenient to you. But note that our arrangement and recommendation of the above is base on security reasons.
According to the number of applicants at hand, 216 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 184 left to be paid this compensations fund. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria,(the centre nerve of this syndicates) as one of their Scam victims , you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any person contacting you again in respect to any fund from Africa for any reason what so ever, the US secret service working handy with the Economic and financial crime commission (EFCC) in Nigeria is already on trail of this syndicates whose tentacles has been widely spread.
For more vital information, please visit:http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/news1jul.htm
You can receive your compensations payments via any of the options above, You shall be detailed with the modalities as soon as you respond as directed.
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Yeb Tielhi
For Management.
Ecowas/United Nations
Tel:+2348054964850





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