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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:
- 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)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "ECOWAS COMMISSION" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:19:19 +0100
Subject: The AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE for your payment.
- ECOWAS COMMISSION
Debt Liquidation Committee
Republic of Benin
The AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE for your payment.
Attention. Please!
THE (ECOWAS) Economic Community Of West African State’s GOVERNMENTS Resolved to pay you an
ACCRUED INTEREST of your un-paid Inheritance/contract and compensation Payment.
The money was released on a special method of paying you by AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE alias ATM
cashing card,Which you shall be withdrawing on daily base until you claimed the whole $1.500,000.00.. You‘re therefore charging to reconfirm your details as the beneficiay.
Your name, address, phone number and your occupation.....Send the required details to
MR.Ashley Iguda at...( atm.oceanic.bank@globomail.com )Telephone..00229 99220639.
SWITCH CASH OF ATM OCEANIC BANK PLC.
MEANWHILE! You shall certainly pay for the beneficiary's recipient bill of postage cost.The the foreign
payment Coffer of SWITCH CASH ATM of OCEANIC BANK will supply you with your withdrawals information:
your withdrawal limit, the pin code 4 digit numbers the activating serial numbers of your switch cash ATM
cashing card is 65420123456789451.
Yours FAITHFULLY.
Comr.Mr.Chriss Mbah
P.R.O
ECOWAS UN R/Benin
Chairman.ECOWAS of the Republic of Benin
His Excellency Cyrille S. Oguin
SIGNED °
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