419 scam: "Mr Jubril Aku"<ecobkplc1234@gmail.com> WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (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.
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.
- ecbkplc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Jubril Aku" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecbkplc@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:30:17 +0100
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY

ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC
CORPORATE OFFICE: PLOT 270 OZUMBA MBADIWE AVENUE
V/ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
FROM THE DESK OF: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC OPERATIONS:-ATTN:MR JIBRIL AKU

Attn:Beneficiary,

I am MR. JIBRIL AKU the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOREIGN & DOMESTIC OPERATIONS of Ecobank Nigeria Plc. Lagos-Nigeria. Sometime ago, in our bank your name and your contract money was brought to our bank from Nigerian Apex Bank, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) and after some period, this money was taken back to the Federal Government treasury.

For the period of time this money was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$ 6,550,000(Six Million, Five Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only),which we are about to pay to you. Note, you should indicate the payment method you will prefer for your payment, we have two (2) mode of payment below through which you can be paid.

(1) Bank-To-Bank Funds Transfer
(2) Diplomatic cash delivery.

We will make your payment as soon as you conclude the payment statutory obligations. Get back to me with any of the payment options. You need to hasten up to make sure you receive this Fund because from time to time the C.B.N auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our files and our financial update.

The earlier you comply with the demands for the release of your fund, the faster the action, because the CBN officials wants the accrued interest to be paid to them but we refused, so when they find out that this interest fund is still in our bank they will want to call back the money to the Federal Government treasury.

What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example; your international passport or your Driver's license, then your TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS for easy communication with your delivery address. As a matter of fact we don't have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the necessary requirement for your fund release.

Kindly respond promptly so that I can advice you on what next to do.Please reply to this my home email address: ecbkplc@gmail.com

Expecting your immediately response.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Jibril Aku,
The Executive Director foreign & Domestic operations
Ecobank Nigeria Plc
Tel: +2349050506543.

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