419 scam: matz@hathway.com ECO-BANK PLC 2009/2010 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "unitednationscompensationscheme2010@discuz.org" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2348025607826 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
- +2347059899662

Fraud email example:

From: matz@hathway.com
Reply-To: unitednationscompensationscheme2010@discuz.org
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:17:56 -0800
Subject: ECO-BANK PLC 2009/2010 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

ECO-BANK PLC
2009/2010 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

SIR/MADAM,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654/NG.
AMOUNT: $100,000.00 United State Dollars

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED
NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 150 victims of scam $100,000 USD (One
Hundred Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this
payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount.

On this faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last
U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarming on the money lost by
various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over
the world today. In other to compensate victims, the UNITED NATIONS Body
is now paying 150 victims $100,000 USD each in accordance with the UNITED
NATIONS recommendations.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been
paid, over a half of the victims are from the United States, we still have
a pending of 36 compensations left to be paid. Your particulars was
mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested 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 other criminals.So keep it
secret till they are all apprehended.

To enable your compensation to be processed, you are required to make
available the below requirements which enables the prompt payment of your
COMPENSATION to this office.

Email:unitednationscompensationscheme2010@discuz.org
Direct Telephone:+234-705-989-9662
:+234-802-560-7826

1. Full Names:
2. Country:
3. Date Of Birth:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Total Amount Defrauded (For record keep):
6.Any Mode of identification (Drivers License or work ID):

NOTE: You are to take note of option 1 & 6 respectively.

On the provision of the requirements, you will be processed on your
payment option and remitted to you as soon as possible.

Yours faithfully,
Alj. Sai'du Ali Dantata Musa.
ECOBANK/UNITED NATIONS 2009/2010 COMPENSATION
.

NOTE: The UN/Nigerian Government will decline any other complains of scam
if you fall victim again after this compensations is paid and
transferred to you.

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