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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: "Dr. Mrs.Joann Amah" <"www."@abelia.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Mrs.Joann Amah" <ecowasdebtreductionoffice@web.co.zw>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:45:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings!!!

This message is coming to you from the office of Controller
General for Debts Reduction in the ECOWAS sub region. A
message was sent to you in reference to this earlier. I am
writing again to you with regards to your stalled funds
transfer, I would urge you to accord this correspondence
your full indulgence and attention as you may likely have
been receiving other emails of similar contents from the
numerous fraud syndicate and impostors.



I was specially instructed by the Office of the Minister
to embark on a personal review of all long pending and
stalled International Transfer Files of all Banks Operating
in the West Africa including those at our

Offshore Foreign Correspondent Banks, with a view of
redeeming genuine cases of Transfers, and consigning others
as bad debt in the Federal Budget. The office of the
Minister has mandated me to ensure that all

genuine claim and transfers are paid.



The Government of ECOWAS took this major step in
addressing these problems of all stalled transfers as a
result of the global financial crisis that has affected
banks by establishing an autonomous Debt Management Office
(DMO) to take over payment responsibility on behalf of all
banks operating in the sub region.

In view of this development, you expected to activate the
payment your file and authentic legalization.



Therefore, be advised to get in touch with the
Commissioner for Debt Reduction Management Dr. Mrs.Joann
Amah on (click reply) for authentic legalization of your
claim and as well activate the said file for immediate
payment of your Inherited US$7,700,000.00.



Please eandevour to get back to me with an updates on the
process of this assignment.



Yours,

Mr. Abudule ADO.

Controller General For the Reduction of Debts
In the ECOWAS sub region







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