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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: "Eco Bank Nigeria Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecobnk.deputymgr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:43:28 -0800
Subject: Good News On Your Compensation Payment Of US$500,000.00 ****18/01/2017

Eco Bank Nigeria Plc
No. 101, Kofo Abayomi,Victoria Island
Telephone: +234 111 6998
Date: 17/01/2017

Attention Honorable beneficiary:

Good day beneficiary, I am Anthony Okpanachi , Deputy Manager in Eco Bank Nigeria Plc. Your names is among the five (5) Beneficiary to be compensation with the sum US$500,000.00 as instructed by our New President His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari who have on this day of Monday January 9th, 2017 made deposit of compensations to all concern victims, which your name apear among the scam victims recorded by the International Investigation Unit.

On behalf of his Excellency, we the Eco Bank Nigeria Plc hereby advice that you reconfirm your personal details so as to enable us cross check with the one at attached with your payment file before making wrong payment to the unknown beneficiary. If you are among the unpaid beneficiary and have scam in the past. Please provide this details below for Immediate release of your Compensation Fund.

First Name
Last Name
Other Name:
Home Address:
Sex: Male Or Female:
Occupation:
Date Of Birth:
Marital Status:
Email Address:
Telephone #:
City:
State:
Country:
Copy of Identification (Driver's License Or International Passport .

Your's Sincerely,

Management

Anthony Okpanachi
Chairman,Deputy Manager Eco Bank plc

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