419 scam: "Eurobank Cyprus Ltd"<info@consultant.com> About Your Funds

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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- infoojoadebyo@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eurobank Cyprus Ltd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infoojoadebyo@consultant.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:32:41 -0300
Subject: About Your Funds

From:Eurobank Cyprus Ltd
        Payment Control Remittance Unit,

        10:15 AM Tuesday Febuary 24th , 2015 (EEST)

          Time in Cyprus

Attn:(NAME WITHHELDis FOR SECURITY REASONS)

Be informed that FBI USA and other Intelligent Agencies in Europe

has found and traced your fund in Nigeria ready for credit into your account.

But following the recent development and political crisis in Nigeria with the constant disturbances

of the insurgence going on ISIS operations and Kiddnaping which has disrupted financial stability aound the globe ,its very obvious that the Central Bank of Nigeria or any other Bank can not continue with its numerous transaction with the outside world hence the Intervention of the world bodies calling on this bank to over see the transfer of your fund from now on.

Please ensure that your account details mentioned below are still intact valid and intact .

Kindly work and coperate fully with FBI to finally get these funds confirmed in your

account without any futher delay hence the EuroBank Cyprus Ltd will surely complete this transfer in

your favor this week once you comply and respond as directed.

Please be wise and utilize the opportunity.Kindly cntact this Bank through the bank’s presiding attorney mentioned below.

Name:Ojoade Brown.

Email: infoojoadebyo@consultant.com

Waiting for your urgent response through the Lawyer as menioned herein.

Yours Truely.

Steve Simard

Credit Control Dept,EB.

Eurobank Cyprus Ltd.

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