419 scam: "Mr Abou Kabassi"<kabassiabouka@yahoo.com> FROM ECOBANK PLC

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "atmdept@ecobanks.net" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" 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.
- kabassiabouka@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Abou Kabassi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kabassiabouka@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:40:17 -0600
Subject: FROM ECOBANK PLC

Dear ,

I write to you with good faith, however, I want to let you know that the bank will soon be going for the last year annual auditing and once they commence on this, it will affect your fund (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which might not be possible to be released to you except you come by yourself, now is the time!!!! The time for you to work it up and receive your fund either by transfer or every other means which is possible.

Contact the bank now before it is late, request for your fund release, it is due to you to tell them the means to do that but as for me, two ways are the best which is direct transfer and Global ATM Card, therefore, you are to inform them on the means to get this done.

Here is the bank contact info:

Here is the bank contact info:

ECO BANK PLC (ECO BANK BASE)

Contact Person: MR JOHN ADIGI

Contact Email: atmdept@ecobanks.net

I will be happy to hear from you after the completion of this.

Thank you and remain blessed

Kassimou Abou Kabassi

Director,Foreign Payment Dept

kabassiabouka@gmail.com

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