419 scam: African Banks Monitoring Agency <legal-services01@hotmail.com> URGENT PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONS !!!

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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:
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "telex-remittance-dept@w.cn" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: African Banks Monitoring Agency <legal-services01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: admin_office@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:23:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONS !!!

>From Desk of: Mrs. Elizabeth Malik
West Africa Banks Monitoring Agency,
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

URGENT PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONS !!!

Respected,

I am Mrs. Elizabeth Malik, I am working with the above mentioned Group in compliance with the agreement we have with the World Bank Group and Central Banks of the following countries:- Burkina-Faso, Nigeria , Ghana, Mali, Togo, Benin, Senegal and South Africa, to payout a Compensation Part Payments of US$1. 5 Million to unpaid foreign beneficiaries.

This is due to the wrong doing of Crooks officials of the past paying banks, after it was discovered that your fund was transferred and routed to be claimed by another unknown persons FROM USA after your file was misplaced then was about to effect the transfer that the bank Director noticed illegal changes and then ordered for immediate stop although the investigation is still going and we shall keep you posted for future settlements.

But meanwhile, you are directed to contact the only authorized paying bank (African Development Bank) Federal Republic of Burkina Faso for the immediate release of your compensation sum approved in your favour as mentioned above. Secondly you are to forward your full Name and Address, Yours direct Telephone number including with your receiving bank details for the immediate release of your fund as approved.
Paying bank contacts are as stated below:

African Development Bank
Contact person: Dr. Kwesi Lafi (The Director, International Remittance Dept).
Tel: +226- 78 99 66 19
Fax: +226- 50 30 88 744
E-mail: telex-remittance-dept@w.cn

You are advised urgently to contact the paying bank as stated above for the immediate release of your compensation sum as approved on your behalf.

Thank you for your understanding and participations.
Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Elizabeth Malik
(Chief Inspector)
West Africa Banks Monitoring Agency

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