Do not be fooled that you have won a huge prize and that you have to pay a fee to receive your win! It is a scam.

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From: African Press International (API)

To: franciaaustria@yahoo.com

Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 4:29 PM

Subject: Re: Greetings from the Ecowas Company

To Francia

Thank you for contacting us in search for advice.

This is scam. They want to steal from you. Be carefull and  make no payments at all. You must warn others also.

Yours sincerely

Chief Editor

African Press International – API

—– Original Message —–

From: francia austria

To: africanpress@getmail.no

Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 2:28 PM

Subject: Fw: Greetings from the Ecowas Company

good day.i want to know if this is reallytrue?they send that mail to me.thats why i forward to you.thanks you.i need some of dimocracy.— On Mon, 10/13/08, Ecowas Pay Out Department <ecowaspayoutunit_01@live.com> wrote: From: Ecowas Pay Out Department <ecowaspayoutunit_01@live.com> Subject: Greetings from the Ecowas Company To: franciaaustria@yahoo.com Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 8:03 AM       Greetings from the Ecowas Company    Your mail was receive here in this office in which the content of the mail was well noted here in this office. Note that delivery can not take place with payment not being made to the account department of the any of the courier company in charge of the delivery to your home address. Therefore note that deduction can not be made out from your winnings funds due to the fact  that your parcel have not been insured which the amount for the insurance is 200 DOLLARS So therefore you are advice to proceed with the payment for the delivery processing.  Note that if you do not comply with the terms you are advice that you stand the chance of loosing your wining funds. So if i were in you sheos i will try every thing in my power to make up the delivery charges. Lastly Do note that delivery can not be completed without payment not being made to the courier company for insurance of your parcel Treat very urgently as we also remind you that your parcel is ready. Your responds is been awaited. Dr. Tude Adewale COUNSELLOR, ECOWAS. Tel: +234-8050-71-7216

On Sun, 10/12/08, Alahji Usma Uamaru Mohamedh <ecowaspayoutunit_02@live.com> wrote:

From: Alahji Usma Uamaru Mohamedh <ecowaspayoutunit_02@live.com>
Subject: Greetings To You From The Ecowas Company****Delivery Options??‏
To: franciaaustria@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 7:57 AM

 

ECONOMIC COMMUNITY FOR WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)

101 Yakubu Gowon Cresent
&n bsp; Abuja, Nigeria.

 

Dear Valuable Beneficiary

 

Congratulation, a cheque has been issued in your name and we have concluded the processing of all documents that will facilitate the clearance of the cheque in your Bank. This documents includes the following:

 

1.DONATION CHEQUE VALUED THE SUM OF US$850,000.00

2.DONATION CERTIFICATE FROM THE ECOWAS DONATIONS.
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.)
4.ANTI-TERRORISM CERTIFICATES(A.T.C)
5.BENEFICIARY PAYMENT FORM(KINDLY NOTE THAT THIS IS THE FORM THAT STATES THE BENEFICIARIES NAME AND BANK NAME THAT WILL RECEIVE THE CHEQUE.)
6.LETTER OF AFFIDAVITS FROM THE NIGERIAN HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, STATING THAT THE DONATION WAS RECEIVED LEGALLY FROM THE UNIVERSAL DONATION PROGRAMME, AND DUELY SIGNED BY THE LEGAL ATTORNEY TO THE ECOWAS.

These documents have been securely sealed and packed for security reasons which makes it impossible for anyone to view it until its been delivered to you.

 

Find below our delivery options which you are required to choose the one that is most convinient to you.

 

DHL

 

Cost of delivery
Mailing:          $40.00

 

 

FEDEX

Cost of delivery
Mailing:          $35.00

 

 

UPS

Cost of delivery
Mailing:        $30.00

 

All three options are 48hours delivery.

 

 

NOTE: THE INSURANCE FEE ($200) IS ABSOLUTELY COMPULSORY, AND MUST BE PAID BEFORE THE SHIPMENT OF YOUR PARCEL WHILE THE MAILING FEE SHOULD BE PAID TO THE DELIVERY AGENT THAT WILL DELIVER YOUR PARCEL TO YOUR DOORSTEP).

 

Due to the diplomatic content of your parcel, it will be illegal to ship it without being insured as it will violate the federal delivery rules governing diplomatic parcel delivery. This means payment for the insurance fee must be made before shipment to avoid risk. This is because of some bad experience we had in the past. We can not afford to re-issue your cheque if anything goes wrong. In this case payment for the insurance fee is absolutely compulsory, while the mailing fee should be paid to any of the above listed delivery company you choose at the point of delivery.

 

Note: that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before remittance. This means that the above insurance charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your parcel is shipped. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the international gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD july 1996 by the constitutional assembly.This is to protect receipients and to avoid misappropriation of funds

 

Send your response to indicate your option within the next 24hrs,

 

Your responds is been awaited.

Dr. Tude Adewale
COUNSELLOR,
ECOWAS.

Tel: +234-8050-71-7216

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We warn our readers to be carefull and treat letters like the one above with total fear and not make any payment at all.

If any reader out there has such letters, please forward them so that we publish and that may help people so that they do not fall prey to this scammers.

 

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