419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "his direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347088205718 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- stanbic.bank@financier.com (Financier; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- + 233 26 127 6431, name: dr. alhassan andani, email: stanbic.bank@financier.com or stanbic.bk@gmail.com (Financier; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "ecowas.forum body" <ecowas.forumbody@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 07:05:32 -0700
Subject: I am Hon. Dr. Good Luck Ebele Jonathan, Chairman Economic Community
of West Africa State (ECOWAS) His Excellence president of Federal Republic of Nigeria

*ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WESTAFRICA STATE (ECOWAS) FORUMORGANIZATION HEAD
OFFICE ABUJA-NIGERIA P.O.BOX PLOT 4, BLOCK 23GARKI DIRECT LINE: + 234 70 88
205 718.*

*I am Hon. Dr. Good Luck Ebele Jonathan, Chairman Economic Community of
West Africa State (ECOWAS) His Excellence president of Federal Republic of
Nigeria and I'm hereby to official draft out to inform you with due respect
of Ecowas authorization that we have verified your transaction inheritance
compensation fund and found out that you have not received your
compensation payment because you have not fulfilled the obligations given
to you in respect of your transaction inheritance payment.secondly we have
been informed that you are still dealing with none officials, ex-staff of
the bank, which made your entire attempt to secure the release of your fund
to you, prove abortive, we wish to advice you that such illegal Act have to
be stop by you if you wish to receive your compensation payment, since we
have decided to bring a solution to your conveniences problem.Right now we
have arranged your payment through our swift wire transfer center in
Republic of Ghana in our Ned credit Bank offices, which is latest
instruction by order United Nations Authoritative in conjunction with
Ecowas community during budget speech given by order Ban Ki Moon and Good
Luck Jonathan dated February 2014. Ban Ki Moon and Good Luck Jonathan
indicated that the department of financial institution of West Africa
reform Would facilitative your payment within few days from the time you
send your details and you are entitled to receive US$ 64.9 Million dollars
only from Stanbic Bank of Ghana. The Stanbic Bank Executive management
accommodation center will wire your compensation payment transfer to you
which the Bank has been authorized to issue out US$ 64.9 Million dollars
(US$ 64.900.000.00) as part compensation payment for this fiscal moment
Also for your information you have to stop any communication with any other
person or else office, this is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your
payment. contact the Stanbic Bank Director on his direct line: + 233 26 127
6431, Name: Dr. Alhassan Andani, Email: stanbic.bank@financier.com
<stanbic.bank@financier.com> or stanbic.bk@gmail.com
<stanbic.bk@gmail.com>, reply to this important message for further
direction on this regards and also update me of any development from the
Bank office.Note: that because of impersonators, impostors, internet hacker
fraudster, and internet scammed, we hereby issue you our using code of
conduct, which is NedSBwiretransferSBGxxxHQ/CT2344. So you have to indicate
this code when contacting the Bank to prove appreciation of legal act,
please make sure you contact the Bank general director as stated bellow.I
am looking forward to hear anticipation co-operation from both of
you.RespectfullyExcellence Hon. Dr Good Luck E. JonathanEcowas Chairman
West Africa, Federal republic of Nigeria*

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