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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. Evelyn tanlo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <managebank@yeah.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:09:56 -0600
Subject: SUB-REQUEST FOR THE RELEASE OF US$2.5MILLION DOLLARS

Eco Bank Of Africa.
Fadu Avenue, Ejigbo, Alimosho, Lagos, Nigeria.
 
RE SUB-REQUEST FOR THE RELEASE OF US$2.5MILLION DOLLARS
Attention; Beneficiary
  Notification!!
I have sent you several emails last year and again this new year, in other for you to apply for the claim of your abandoned inheritance Funds value of $2.5 million united state dollars, but now, I think this should be the last time i will email you over this funds again, because i have discovered that you are not interesting to receive it. Now, this is the new year, and only opportunity you have to claim your funds, and its last chance. Therefore, without adhering to these instructions, your funds should be cancel and revert back to the Federal government account, and you can never receive penny again. so, i will advise you to read the below message and act accordingly.
The management of Eco bank Of Africa is here to remind you that  we have given you enough chance to claim your funds value the sum of US$2.5 Million United State Dollars. But we find out that you are no longer interesting to have your funds due to unable to raise the required charges, which is much money for you to come up with. For your information, we are using this opportunity to bring to your notice that the World bank Execitive directors has instructed us to wave out some of the required charges which is alot of money for you to come up with, and you were advice to send $50 only, for the processing the release of your funds and it is the only fee needed to enable us finalized the process and send you, your funds through any of this 2 option,(Bank to Bank  wire Transfer) OR (Through ATM Master Card) Now, you are required to send to us only $50 to enable us finalized on sending your funds through any of your chosen option.
The reasons for this plan is because, the authority has order us to revert all the unclaimed outstanding funds back to Federal Government account because this is new year not like last year, and we can not take any excuse this time. we are bringing this notice to anybody who fails to claim his or her own funds before the given date and you will consider the fund lose.
For your information,  this is your opportunity to claim your funds, as you can see now, the charges is lesser for you to afford. therefore, I will advice you to do everything possible to send the $50 before this chance of one week. But failure to dance to this instruction, our government will seizes your funds and you can never receive penny again.
It is better for you to send the $50 because, that is the only delay we are having for now. like as I said, your fund is now ready to be sent to you. Don’t lose this chance because, this is your last chance to receive your US$2.5 Million United State Dollars, Please, do  everything possible to send this fee before it will be too late. Listen, as soon as you send it, I am given you every promise that your funds should be sent to you under 48 hours.
Please don’t bother to contact back, when you know that you can not afford to send this $50. Just forget about the funds because, it should be directed to federal government account immediately, take note of this.
The ball is in your court. Contact me now through this my private email: managebank@yeah.net
A word is enough for a wise.
Here is the payment information:
Receive Name: Anakwe Joseph
Fadu Avenue, Ejigbo, Alimosho, Lagos, Nigeria
Question: Good
Answer: Day
Mtcn:.......
 
 
I am waiting to receive the payment confirmation as soon as possible.
Thanks for your kind understanding.
MRS. Evelyn tanlo,
ECO BANK MANAGER
CELL PHONE: +234 818 852 4553
EMAIL: managebank@yeah.net
WEBSITE: www.ecobank.com

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