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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Audit General <regionalsbanks@ymail.com>
Reply-To: graccemiao@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:28:54 -0800
Subject: Attn

ECO BANK
COMPENSATION OFFICE
ECO BANK/ UNITED NATIONS 2013/2014 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECO/06654 $950,000.00USD.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED
NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 150 victims of scam $950,000.00USD.
(Nine hundred And Fifty Thousand United States 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 $950,000.00USD. compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations,I 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 $950,000.00USD. 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.

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.

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile Phone #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.

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

Send a copy of your response and payment code for your payment to take effect.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Alex E.
For:Management ECO BANK

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