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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ecobknigplc_compensation@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ojo maduekwe <chiefojo_m72@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <chiefojomaduekwe_cea@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 06:00:43 -0400
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.



ECOBANK / UNITED NATIONS 2007 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS DIRECTOR.ATTN: Sir/Madam,SCAMMED VICTIM/$100,000 BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654.
AMOUNT $100,000 USD.This is to bring to your notice that I am the Nigerian new foreign affairs minister and an official delegate from the United Nations To Central Bank Of Nigeria to pay 150 Nigerian 419 scam victims $100,000 USD (One Hundred Thounsand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the beneficiaries to be paid this amount as compensation.
On this faithful recommendations,I want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to retain the good image of the my country, the New President has ordered the payment of $100,000 USD each to the affected victims in pursuance with the U.N. recommendations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be made by Central Bank of Nigeria as the corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by THE LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, London and ECOBANK Plc, Nigeria.According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, 60% of the victims are from the United States, we still have more than 40% left to be paid the compensations of $100,000 USD each.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.You can receive your compensations payments via any of this options you Choose, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS or A.T.M CARD. I shall feed you with further modalitie as soon as I hear from you and please remember to include the REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654.
Send a copy of your response with your full details to our official email:ecobknigplc_compensation@yahoo.es

Yours faithfully,CHIEF OJO MADUEKWE.
NIGERIA'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.
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