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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: ECO BANK PLC <keithstakes2003@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ecobankbenin70@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:17:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Call Mrs Franca New Director Eco Bank For Your Fund Transfer On +22996059839


WELCOME TO ECO BANK DEPARTMENT
OFFICE
178 VICTORIA ISLAND BENIN REPUBLIC ,
01
B.P. 2020, BENIN REPUBLIC
Contact Person:MRS FRANCA UZORMA
Tele phone
Number
+22996059839.

 
     
ATTENTION/
BENEFICIARY
 
Before I commence I will like to explain myself to you, my name
is Mrs Franca Uzorma the new Director officer of Eco bank Benin Republic Plc
West African, my dear, I want to use this opportunity to inform you that I am
now the director and it have not been a month now, so I went through the scheme
of work of this Honorable bank and find out that your name and your fund valued
$2.5 million dollars was here for six months.

So it amaze me so much and
then I went to the office of IMF office Benin and reported this to them to know
what is their aim and they told me that bank former director Rev John
Chukwuemeka was the one that curse all this he collect money for peoples and
then refuse to wired their fund to them, so my dear the Lord I serve will not
allow such to happen here in my seat, so I hereby to declare to you now to get
us your full information so that your fund will be wired into your account
immediately without wasting time, I do not like betraying people and no one will
do such to me. And i want you to understand that you will send our transfer fee
of $85 usd with this information bellow through Western union or Money Gram with
this name.

Reciever's name..............SAM
CHIKA
Country......................Benin
Republic.
City.................Cotonou.
Text
Question...................Honest?
Answer......................Trust.
Amount..............$85
usd.
Mtcn no................
sender's name................

This is
what we needed from you now so that your fund will be wired through this bank
immediately, email address;(ecobankbenin70@yahoo.com.hk) And
you can call me +22996059839.Please make sure that you send your information
complete so that there will be no mistake in transferring your total
fund.

Your account number========
Name of bank===========
Bank
address============
Bank user name==========
Routing number==========

Home address============
Copy of id==============
Your phone
number==========
Your occupation ============

Once you forward this
to this bank I assure you that you are to receive your fund with 74hrs ok, if
your are able to call me am free call this line +22996059839,Thanks and remain
bless, my regards to your family, 

THANKS FOR OUR PATRONAGE,
YOURS SINCERELLY
MRS FRANCA
UZORMA CALL
+22996059839
EMAIL
ecobank19@yahoo.com.ph

DIRECTOR
ECO BANK PLC

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