419 scam: "ECOBANK/ UNITED NATIONS 2015 SCAM VICTIMS" <compensation@ecobank.ngplc.com> REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $100,000 USD.

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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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 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.
- zulumbeki1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ECOBANK/ UNITED NATIONS 2015 SCAM VICTIMS" <compensation@ecobank.ngplc.com>
Reply-To: zulumbeki1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 22:03:55 -0500
Subject: REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $100,000 USD.

ECO-BANK PLC

COMPENSATION OFFICE
ECOBANK/ UNITED NATIONS 2015 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $100,000 USD.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED
NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 150 victims of scam $100,000 USD (One
Hundred Thousand Dollars Only each).You are listed and approved
for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this
amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate
payments of your $100,000 USD compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations, want you to know that during the
last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarming on the money
lost by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates
all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the UNITED
NATIONS

Body is now paying 150 victims $100,000 USD each in accordance with
the UNITED NATIONS recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient
Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by Central
Bank Nigeria as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by
BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

Benefactor of this compensation award will have to be first cleared
and recommended for payment by ECO BANK PLC.

Please contact the payment officer incharge:

Name:Dr Zulu Mbeki
Email:(zulumbeki1@gmail.com

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has
been paid, over a half of the victims are from the United States, we still
have an outstanding of 36 scam victims left to be paid. Other victims
who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for
scrutiny and possible consideration.

We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we get response
from you on how you intend receiving your compensation payment.

Yours Faithfully,
Barr. Brian Williams.
For:Eco Bank Nig Plc.

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