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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: "INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPERTMENT" <info@international.cn>
Reply-To: ird_cardcenterlondonuk@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 11:54:24 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTENTION:



INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
ECOBANK GHANA LTD,
HEAD OFFICE BRANCH
19, SEVENTH AVENUE, RIDGE WEST ACCRA, GHANA.


Attention:
This is to inform you that your Name and your contact details was given To
this office In Respect Of Your outstanding payment Owed To You which you
have not been able to receive despite your considerable efforts to receive
your payment and after been cleared by the authorized Financial regulatory
bodies, It was also discovered that some unscrupulous individuals aiming
to frustrating all your efforts have removed some vital documents from
your payment file.

After much strict scrutiny on your file, we discovered that some top
government officials especially in banks are working against your
interest in this case. So To forestall any further atrocious act against
you, we have decided to settle your payment through Our Swift Card
Payment Centres, That Is the Latest Instruction from Economic Community
of West African States (ECOWAS). This Card Centre Will Send To You An ATM
DEBIT function Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Fund In Any ATM
Machine In Any Part Of The World ANY TIME ANYWHERE YOU WANT, So If You
Like To Receive Your Fund In This Way, Please Contact Our ATM CARD
Director in London - Dr Richards Cole On His Contact Details below And
Also Send Him Your Following Information As Listed Below;


Your;
1. Full Name
2. Phone and Fax Number:
3. Address Were You Want Them to Send the ATM Card To
4. Age:
5. Occupation

We have been mandated by the ECOWAS Parliament to Issue Out $10.7m US
DOLLARS in your favour this fiscal year.
Also For Your Information, You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With
Any Other Person (S) Or Office(S) To Avoid Any Further Hitches In
Receiving Your Payment.

Note That Because Of Impostors, We Hereby Issued Our Code Of Conduct,
Which Is (209) So You Have To Indicate This Code When Contacting The Card
Centre By Using It As Your Subject.
Here below Is the Director of the Card Centre’s Contact details, You Have
to Contact Him Now and supply Him Your Contact Details as listed above for
Them to Send Your ATM CARD In Amount Of $10.7m To You Without Any Delay;

Contact Person: Dr.Richards Cole
Director OF ATM Debit Card Center.
ECO - BANK, LONDON
E-mail: (ird_cardcenterlondonuk@outlook.com)
Telephone: +447010070859

Yours Faithfully,
Dorcas Coker-Appiah,
International Settlement Dept.,
Eco Bank Ghana.



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