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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: warlter akakpo <warlter12_akakpo@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <warlter2007_akakpo@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:18:14 +0000
Subject: FINANCIAL FRAUD VERIFICATION/RE-PAYMENT.



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ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES
FINANCIAL FRAUD VERIFICATION, INVESTIGATION AND REPAYMENT PANEL
ECOWAS REGIONAL HEADQUATER LOME-TOGO.
>From The Desk of Prof. Warlter Akakpo.
Director,Fraud Verification,Investigation and repayment.
Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS).

GoodDay Today.This is to bring to your notice about the United Nation- Africa Union meeting which was held in ECOWAS Headquater 15th October 2007. the topic of the meeting was Africa Union to rebuild international relationship on a condition of repaying back to all foreign individuals whose names reflacted on the ECOWAS central computer as Victims of fruadulents activities which was conducted within the ECOWAS Countries started from 1990- 2007 such as: NIGERIA, BENIN REPUBLIC, TOGO, COTE D'IVOIRE AND GHANA. Note, United Nation(UN). placed this condition on Africa Union at large requesting their immediate proceeding to the conditions, thereby contacting the victims individually whose name reflected on the ECOWAS Central Computer as victims of the fraud stars within the ECOWAS Countries for immediate investigation of the true amount lost individually into the hand of the Fraud stars for subsequent repayment of the monies back to the victims.

Based on this, the four ECOWAS key countries whose name was among the accused of the fraudulent activities had agreed and mapped out the sum of USD$5,000,000.00 for the repayment of exact monies back to the foreign individuals whose name is reflecting as the victims of the fraudulent activities hovering within the ECOWAS Communities, and assigned this panel for immediate verification, Investigation, and having certified, Order ECOWAS Central bank(being ECOBANK Togo) for immediate payment of their exact monies lost into the hands fruadster.

I am delighted to inform you that this panel, which just concluded it’s seating in ECOWAS Headquater Lome-Togo just released your name amongst the first group of victims to benefit from this first Quater repayment sum of USD$5,000,000.00 as soon as we investigate and confirms the true amount you lost into the hands of the fraudster. Note that you will only receive the transfer of the exact amount you was screwed within any of these mentioned ECOWAS Countries: NIGERIA, BENIN REPUBLIC, REPUBLIC OF TOGO, GHANA AND COTE D'IVOIRE, once we investigate and confirm that the amount you mentioned was the true amount you was screwed.

Therefore, to help us for immediate facilitation of our proceeding on this assignment and ordering repayment of your monies back to you, you are advice to stop all communication with whatsover transaction you are having with Bank or any financial institute of any of the above mentioned Countries on Fraud claims, contracts and over-invoiced payment and forward as follows, which will help us to carry out the assignment and having concluded Order ECOWAS Repayment Centre "ECOBANK" for immediate payment of your lost monies back to you.1)Your full names.
2)Phone, fax and mobile #.
3)Copy of int'l passport,drivers linsense,or any valid ID card.4)The Details of the amount you was screwed.5)The Country Involved(Is it Nigeria, Benin Republic,Republic of Togo,Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire?
Once we hear from you, we will begin with our investigation as filed, and as soon as we conclude with our investigation which will only last for 4working days, Order will be given to the ECOWAS Payment Centre ECOBANK Togo,for immediate repayment of your monies back to you based on the proofs that you truely lost the monies in the said activities. So in other to help us on this matter you are advice to reply, and if in any case you have lost the documented proofs of the monies you was screwed reply,once we investigated and confirmed that you truely lost your monies the amount you mentioned in the so-called activities wheather in Nigeria, Benin Republic,Republic of Togo,Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire , according to the United Nations Conditions and instructions to African Union in rebuilding International relationship with Africa Union, will be paid back to you from the mapped out sum of USD$5M.

Thank you for your quick co-operation.

Prof. Warlter Akakpo.Director,Fraud Verification,Investigation and repayment.
Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS).
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