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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Isa Williams" <westernunionmntrnsfr89@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_isa_williams933@globomail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:51:15 +0530 (IST)
Subject: ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES




ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES
WEST AFRICA EXCHANGE CONTROL AUTHORITY.    
Our Ref…ECO/EPO/01/010/ECOWAS  Date: 23 Dec  2010  

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that your payment file was brought to my desk today our time after last meeting convened with banking institutions and the government agencies within the west Africa Region regarding the smooth and successful transfer of beneficiaries over due and unclaimed payment owned by banks and government agencies here in Benin and within the West Africa country.

 It is base on this development that my office (WAECA) West African Ex-Change Control Authority has been assigned and mandated to take charge of all unclaimed payment like yours here in Benin to ensure a successful transfer of beneficiaries funds into their designated bank account without any legal encumbrance hence banks have failed their foreign clients.

as a matter of urgency,  I have gone through your payment data and discovered that the funds fully belongs to you and as a result of that we have decided to process the payment on your behalf to ensure justice, transparency and honesty because we want to maintain the image of this great office that is in charge of monitoring all local and international funds transaction/movement within West Africa Region.

We therefore advice you to reconfirm your details,
Private phone ……………..
 Fax number,…………………
Company name ………………

 For verification and confirmation to avoid wrong transfer of funds during the cause of transfer, At the moment regarding the position of your funds, you are advice to get in touch with me for confirmation of this message without delays as soon as you receive this mail.

Further more you are advised to go ahead and send the delivery charges of the sum of $67 us dollars to enable me advance the delivery as soon as I hear from you with the payment data’s just as stated below.

Receivers name ………Julius .C.Okonkwo
Country …………… Republic of Benin
City ………………… Cotonou
Text ………………in god
Answer ………… We trust.
Amount ………$67 dollars only.

I will be waiting for your urgent response. And have a great day
Regards,

Dr. Isa Williams. Director: WAECA:
West Africa Ex-Change Control Authority.
Email. dr_isa_williams933@globomail.com
Ecowas  Payment Office Benin.
00229985822119. 00229_98284176



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