419 scam: ''Dramane Ouattara'' ECOWAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

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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:
- "(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. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "ecowas " (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.
- ecowasrepaidfundsautority@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: ''Dramane Ouattara''
Reply-To: <ecowasrepaidfundsautority@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 08:41:38 -0400
Subject: ECOWAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

Attention,Dear Beneficairy.
Hope all is well with you and Your family?, you may not understand why this=
mail came to you. In =

regards to the recent meeting between the ECOWAS and the Present United Sta=
tes Government to restore =

the dignity and Economy of the Nations,Base on the Agreement with the World=
Bank Assistance to help =

and make the world a better place for all with the sole aim of abolishing p=
overty. We have been =

having a meeting for the passed 3 months which ended 2 days ago.

The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and =
Federal Bureau of =

Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the current president o=
f Nigeria his Excellency =

President Muhammadu Buhari to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign de=
bts owed to Foreigners =

and Compensate all that have lost their hard earned money to the Nigeria Fr=
audsters.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the w=
orld, the ECOWAS have =

agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$4,600.000 ( Four Million six =
Hundred United State =

Dollars) This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received=
their contract sum, and =

people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses =
that failed due to =

Government problems,Contracts Sum, Lottery/Gambling etc.Your name and email=
was in the list =

submitted by our Monitoring Teams of Economic and Financial Crime Commissio=
n (EFCC) and the Federal =

Bureau of Investigation (FBI) observers and this is why we are contacting y=
ou, this have been agreed =

upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr.Collins Agboola, as he is our representative =
in Nigeria contact him =

immediately for your ATM CARD worth the total sum of US$4,600.000 (Four Mil=
lion six Hundred United =

State Dollars) This funds are in ATM Form for security purpose ok? So he wi=
ll send it to you via DHL =

courier company and you can clear the ATM in any bank of your choice in you=
r country.
Contact Him immediately for your ATM CARD Delivery with the following inf=
ormations.

1. Full name:

2. Phone and Fax number:

3. Address where you want him to send the ATM CARD(P.O Box not acceptable)

4. Your age and current occupation :

Person to Contact:Mr.Collins Agboola (contact agent)

Email:address(ecowasrepaidfundsautority@gmail.com)

Give him your File Reference (RE-1537-V) and you are free to contact him vi=
a telephone number, it =

will be better to call him and once you do that he will ask you of your F=
ile Reference number =

which is (RE-1077-V), this file reference number is very important and giv=
es him access to get =

through to your file and email you back quickly once he confirms your email=
and your delivery =

details.

Thanks for adhering to this instructions and once again accept our congratu=
lations.
Good luck and kind regards,
Making the world a better place.
Dramane Ouattara.
ECOWAS CHAIRMAN. =

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