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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: "Mrs. Risse Geraldine Grace." <jamesfreeman289@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ecobank778@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 00:06:49 -0700
Subject: Eco Bank General Manager

Attention Please

Before I commence I will like to explain myself to you, my name is
Mrs. Risse G. Grace, the new director officer of Eco Bank Nigerian
Plc West African, my dear, I want to use this opportunity to inform
you that I was now the director and it have not been a month now, I
went through the scheme of work of this honorable bank and find out
that your name and your fund valued $12.7m dollars was here for six
months.

So it amaze me so much and then I went to the office of IMF office
Nigerian and reported this to them to know what is their aim and they
told me that bank former director was the one that curse it so my
dear the Lord I serve will not allow such to happen here in my seat,
I hereby to declare to you now to get us your full information so
that your fund will be wired into your account immediately without
wasting time, I do not like betraying people and no one will do such
to me so only money you have to pay is for clearance certificate.

Your account number........
Name of bank..............
Bank address.............
Bank user name............
Routing number............
Home address .............
Your phone number.........

Once you forward this to this bank I assure you that you are to receive
your fund within 72 hrs ok, if your are able to call me am free call this
line +234 701 089 1988, Email: ecobank778@gmail.com

Thanks and remain bless,
my regards to your family.
Mrs. Risse Geraldine Grace

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