419 scam: Ecowas Office <officeinfo602@yahoo.pt> SCAM VICTIM USD$2.5 MILLION ON YOUR FAVOR.

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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:

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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2347077473467 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
- +2348123416069
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.
- dhlexpressmadridspain@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Ecowas Office <officeinfo602@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Ecowas Office <ccsevicce19@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:17:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: SCAM VICTIM USD$2.5 MILLION ON YOUR FAVOR.

Â ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES
(ECOWAS) HEAD OFFICE PLOT 4, BLOCK 23, IKOYI,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
TEL: +234 8123416069.
FAX: +234 7077 473467.
E-MAIL: (skyebanwes.12@admin.in.th).

ATTENTION TO YOU:
SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION USD$2.5 MILLION PAYMENT ON YOUR FAVOR.

I am Mrs. Khadi Ramatu SACCOH, Finance Commissioner of Economic
Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) in alliance with ECONOMIC &
FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC).with head Office here in Nigeria. We
have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam
Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United States
Government and the United Nations.

We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various
parts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF
BENIN, TOGO, GHANA, BOKINAFASO, SENEGAL, IVORY-COAST ETC and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria. We have been able to recover
so much money from these scam artists.

The United Nation Anti-crime commission and United State Government
have Order the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among
100 SCAM VICTIM which we got their data through our interrogation,
You are therefore being compensated with $2.5 Million Dollars. You are
hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body
for any reason whatsoever, the USA secret service and FBI still on
trace of the criminals.

This mail is been directed to you because your E-mail address was
found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our
custody here in Nigeria, Who claims that they are barristers/bank
officials Lottery Agents ETC who has money for transfer or want you to
be the next of kin of such funds which do not exist.

Since your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a
compensation of $2.5 Million we have arranged your payment through ATM
MASTER CARD, Feel free to contact the delivery company representative in Spain for the delivery of your ATM CARD the swift card has been specially prepared to enable you withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum to withdraw is ($5,000.00) Five Thousand Dollars Only per day.

We use this medium on behalf of West Africa to apologize for the
inconveniences this might have caused you in the past.

You are advice to contact, Mrs. AngelinaÂ Fokie in Madrid Spain with informationâ€™s, below.

CONTACT PERSON: Mrs. AngelinaÂ Fokie . .
EMAIL ADDRES :( dhlexpressmadridspain@gmail.com)

Provide the required information bellow to allow her send your ATM CARD
including your Pin Code to you.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:===============
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS:====================
3) YOUR CURRENT AGE:=======================
4) YOUR CURRENT MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:==================
5) YOUR ID=============================

Best Regard.
Mrs. Khadi Ramatu SACCOH,
Finance Commissioner (ECOWAS)

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