419 scam: "CONTACT MR AKU"<hereiamre11@live.com> CONTACT MR JIBRIL AKU FOR YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY(code 111) .

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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 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.
- 2348121723101
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.
- ecobankatmpay10@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CONTACT MR AKU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecobankatmpay10@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:41:30 -0700
Subject: CONTACT MR JIBRIL AKU FOR YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY(code 111) .

FROM THE DESK OF MR JIBRIL AKU Ecobank Nigeria Plc Plot 21, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island. Lagos - Nigeria. Ref: EBP/NG-PT/FP0037/09 Attn: Beneficiary Following to the credit instruction received today from the World Bank of Switzerland to release your Inheritance/winnings fund to you for this Quarter payment release order. This is to inform you that we have process the remittance of your fund via atm visa card to your home address as we have been mandated to pay you by ATM VISA CARD. So you are advice to write us and as well call upon the receipt of this Official Letter. Be inform that the Inheritance/winning file we received in our office today from the World Bank of Switzerland, your name have been short-listed for payment, and the amount we have in your file is US$8,300,000.00, United States Dollars) which we have programmed via atm visa card, which is to be deliver direct to your door step. Based on that, you are required to provide us with the below information that will aid us check-mate if it is inline with what we have in our Central Computer Unit for effective Delivering of your ATM VISA CARD. Your Names (Surname) …. (First Name) …. (Last Name) … Contacts address (Not P.O. Box)… Office Tel, Mobile/Cell and Fax Occupation, Age and Marital Status Copy of your passport, or driver’s license. Warning: We deemed it necessary to inform you that you should stop every illegal communication that you are having with any other office or officials from now onward, because we should not be held responsible for any problem that might occur, if you persist to continue with any other office or officials and your file reference code for your payment is ATM/LAG/11NG please do not forget to use it while responding. Yours truly, Mr. Jibril Aku Director, Foreign Operation Ecobank Nigeria Plc. Tel: 234-8121723101 ecobankatmpay10@sify.com

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