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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: ecowas Unted nations <ecowas_un2@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:35:02 +0000
Subject: Attention Dear Sir/Ma, To Whom It May Concern



Attention Dear Sir/Ma, To Whom It May Concern

With ultimost good faith I deemed it necessary and urgent to notify you finally about the outstanding Settlement of your over due payment.

This is to inform you that it has come to the notice of West African Monetary Institution and African Apex Banking Body through our intelligence Monitoring complex the lose of funds by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today and We have taken upon our selves to settle these very bills, because of the dubious attitude of the apex institution in Africa who have made things difficult to their dear client.

On the detailed verification and reconciliation of your file, it was crystal to us that you are the rightful bonafide beneficiary to the said fund which has been delayed due to lack information of which you were misled and misguided about the position of this Fund that made it too longer up till date.

However after our due checking of your file and it was satisfactory approved for payment that is why you have to disengage from any body or impersonated officers who claim to be in position of your fund, thereby misleading and having the opportunity to extort money From you.

Because of this outstanding problem, the president committee on contractual matters has decided to pay this fund to you through our Overseas Credit Nominees paying banks in USA Bank of America,london Barclays Bank, INGBANK in Europe,Union National Bank - Abu Dhabi U.A.E. in Asia,and (Benin Republic).You can also recieve your payment at any convenient bank you want located in your area.
We have concluded all the necessary arrangement towards the release of your payment dispatching the senate in collaboration with federal ministry of finance have already deposited ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US dollars ($1.5m) for the revalidations payment.
So, you are adviced to forward your full informations to our Loot programming office In Benin. Dr.Lucas Kojo his telephone is +229 97 37 81 10. E-mail (effftt@yahoo.fr ) to enable them automates the information so as to give our payment banks the access to issue you a casher cheque and you will cash it immediately in any place you like.
Your complete address--------First Name------Middle Name------LastName------Occupation: -----Telephone number------

Finally be inform that your funds are fully free of any liens or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available to pick, this guarantee is witness by the World Bank Group, International Monetary Funds IMF Paris and London Club of Creditors, EuropeanEconomic Community EEC, EFCC Africa and the envoy's of our correspondence international bank of settlement world wild.

you are hereby instructed to disengage from any body or impersonated officers who claim to be in position of your fund, thereby misleading and having the opportunity to extort money From you.
Accept our congratulations in advance.General.C. K. AllenDirector Account Integration Debt Management Office Affiliated To WorldAssociations of Debt.Management Offices (Wadmo) Finance House, Benin Cotonou.
Attention Dear Sir/Ma, To Whom It May Concern

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