419 scam: "Mrs. Halima Ahmed" <un973949@gmail.com> ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY:

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ahmedhalima673@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Halima Ahmed" <un973949@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmedhalima673@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 02:00:52 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY:

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY:

In the bid to recreate and reestablish its relationship with the USA
and western countries, the ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICA STATES
(ECOWAS ) has agreed to compensate all those that fall prey to the
antics of the dreaded West Africa Scam Artist.

This resolution was reached at the meeting held by the ECOWAS member
states and the UNITED STATES Officials at Washington, D.C.

The above authorities has resolved that all affected people be
compensated with the sum of (US$1.8 Million, One Million Eight Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) and the (FEDERAL RESERVE BANK) was
mandated to disburse the funds to ensure close monitoring of the
process by the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT to ensure that all the victims
get their compensation funds without any delay.

However, after a thorough investigation by (ECOWAS) in conjunction
with the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, You are among those that fall prey
to the antics of the Scam Artist.

You are therefore to contact Mr. Randal K. Quarles, the Vice Chairman
for Payments, Supervision and Settlement Federal Reserve Bank, for the
release of your US$1.8M ECOWAS scam victims compensation funds to you.

We are aware that most of the affected persons must have spent more
than the above approved compensation funds, but we urge you to accept
the little token with faith, and please bear in mind that there is no
money anywhere to be transferred to you by those fraudulent Nigerian,
Benin republic, Ghana and all Africa scam artist as they are nothing
but impostors.

Kindly note that after this compensation there will be no such
compensation if you fall prey to them again. So kindly desist from any
form of communication with any person or group of persons in Africa or
Oversea in regards to any funds as there is no such funds exist.

Forward below stated information to Mr. Randal K. Quarles of RESERVE
BANK for verification and immediate release of your funds.

Contact Email:(ahmedhalima673@gmail.com)

Full Name ...
Address....
Tel. Number...
Fax Number...
Occupation...
Age...
Amount Lost?

Finally, on behalf of the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS), we wish to apologize for all you have gone through in the
past in the hands of those impostors.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Halima Ahmed
Commissioner for Finance
ECOWAS Commission

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