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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: Eobank Nig Plc PAN AFRICAN BANK <panafricabank1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ecobanknigplc@protonmail.com
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:03:33 +0100
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.



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Address 21, Ahmadu Bello Way, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Email: foriegdept@ecobnkonlinenig.com


Dear


We have been waiting for you because your file brought to our bank here
to release your full payment, so you should follow our instruction so
that your account will be a smooth transfer.


We are working according to instruction here, your payment is coded we
don’t have power to deduct a single dollar from your amount, you should
know that you are not banking with our bank here, they brought your file
here to release your full payment, and the instruction is to release
your full payment and we should not deduct any single dollar
from your money, any expenses will be paid from your pocket.


You should know what is going on around the world, fraud, money laundry
/ terrorists, so international monetary fund (IMF), and United Nation,
and the law of the bank here that any money above one million dollars
must back up with document from high court.


we are waiting for your call today, we are going to release your payment
through bank to bank wire transfer, you should send us your passport or
any of your id card so that we can use it and open an online banking
account here in our bank for you, so that you can transfer by yourself
to any account all over the world through online banking.


After we open the account we will instruct you how you are going to make
the transfer into your account or anywhere in the world, and there is
what is called COST OF TRANSFER CODE (COT) with that you will use
transfer your payment into any account, but you must see your payment in
your online account first before you need the COST OF TRANSFER CODE
(COT) to transfer.


Call us immediately on our direct phone number +2349091504726, we are
waiting for your urgent and try send us your direct telephone number and
try send us your id card and address you want us to use open the online
bank account for you and credit your payment into your online account.


Congratulation once more.

We are here to serve you better

Regards
Mr. Ade Ayeyemi
For Ecobank Nig Plc
Director of foreign payment

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