419 scam: "Info.Ecobank.Compensation" <charles.jerry2@att.net> Info.Ecobank.Compensation

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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:
- "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 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.
- info.ecobank.compensation12@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Info.Ecobank.Compensation" <charles.jerry2@att.net>
Reply-To: <info.ecobank.compensation12@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 02:10:12 -0000
Subject: Info.Ecobank.Compensation

ECOBANK/UNITED NATIONS 2011 COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS
DIRECTOR

ATTN:FRIEND,

SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 1MILLION USD

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to BANK OF GHANA to pay 100 Ghanaian 419 scam

victims $1 Million each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims,get back to as soon as

possible for the immediate payments of your $1 Million compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations,I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at Accra, Ghana,it was alarmed so

much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in

syndicates all over the world today,in other to retain the good image of the country,the president of the country is now

paying 100 victims of this operators $1 Million USD each,Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Ghana,the

payments are to be paid by BANK OF GHANA as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the National Westminster

bank London.

Please you are to respond to me with the following informations:

1.Full Names:............
2.House/Office Addresses:............
3.Phone/Fax Numbers:............
4.Occupation:............
5.Age/Marital Statues:............

According to the number of applicants at hand,84 beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the victims are from the United

States,we still have more 20 left to be paid the compensations of $1 Million each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of

the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria 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,the US secret service is already on trace of the

criminal. For more vital information,please visit:

http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/news1jul.htm

You can receive your compensations payments via any of the both options you choose,DRAFT PAYMENTS or WIRE TRANSFERS,I shall

feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you. Send a copy of your response to official

email:info.ecobank.compensation12@gmail.com

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Abbas Kofi
TEL:+233-2671-960-32

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