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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: Titus Mob <test@nast.gov.cn>
Reply-To: <titusmobmanager@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2016 16:09:26 +0200
Subject: This message is for you

ECOBANK BURKINA FASO
Ou 600, Rue Maurice Bishop.
Burkina-Faso
private, titusmobmanager@gmail.com


Good Day to You

I am Mr.Titus Mob, The Fund Manager of ECOBANK BURKINA FASO. One of the World Largest Fund Management Companies with over $1.2Trillion Capital
Investment Fund. Nevertheless, as the ECOBANK BURKINA fund Manager, I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and I Secretly extracted Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on Each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund. As an expert working at the Headquarters,

I Have made over $8,745,000,00 from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for someone To trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the funds as
Annual Investment Proceeds From ECOBANK BURKINA.

All conformable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you prior to your Acceptance. Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in our ECOBANK BURKINA office without any hitches. Our sharing ratio will be 50-50. If you are interested,

You should send to me your direct contact, address and other things you may wish i know about you, in other to carry out; all the necessary things needed as regard the transaction.

N: B; Do not contact my office number or email for any reason, mainly for security purposes,

All correspondence must be through my private box.

Sincerely.

Mr.Titus Mob
The fund Managing Director
ECOBANK BURKINA FASO
private; titusmobmanager@gmail.com

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