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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: "MR. THOMAS BUERGENTHAL" <info@org.atl-lubmin.de>
Reply-To: mr.thomasburgentha@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:47:29 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY




ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

INTERNATIONAL COURT INTERVENTION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT:
IN CONFORMITY WITH THE DETERMINED INTEREST OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT TO
PAY OFF ALL OUTSTANDING FOREIGN PAYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREIGN
PAYMENT POLICY AS CONTAINED IN THE FOREIGN PAYMENT ACT OF 1990,
AMENDED TO EXPEDITE THE IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF ALL OUTSTANDING
APPROVED FOREIGN PAYMENT.

ALL AFRICAN PRESIDENTS ADDRESSED THE UNITED NATION'S ASSEMBLY BEFORE
THIS HONORABLE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (WORLD
COURT)DURING THE OFFICIAL MEETING WITH THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT,
BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND OTHER UNITED NATION'S (U.N) COMMUNITYS
OFFICIALS ON THE 3rd OF JANUARY,2012 ON THE THEME: THE SCAM/FRAUD IN
AFRICA AND ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD FOLLOWING SERIES OF REPORT AND
PETITIONS AGAINST FRAUD/SCAM.THIS LETTER IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WAS FOUND AMONG THE LIST OF FOREIGNERS THAT HAVE
NOT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT.

YOU WILL ONLY RECEIVE A PART PAYMENT OF ($5.5M) FIVE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN THIS QUARTER WHILE THE
BALANCE SHALL BE PAID TO YOU IN THE NEXT PAYMENT QUARTER OF THIS YEAR
2012. THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, ALL AFRICAN PRESIDENTS/HEADS
AND ALL UNITED NATION COUNTRIES MEMBERS ARE IN A GLOBAL CRUSADE TO
SALVAGE THE IMAGE OF OUR GREAT NATIONS WHICH HAS BEEN TARNISHED AND
ABUSED INTERNATIONALLY BY FRAUDULENT SCAM IMPOSTORS.

BY THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OF THIS HONORABLE
COURT,THE AFRICAN STATES GOVERNMENTS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT, BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND ALL UNITED NATION'S COMMUNITIES ARE
NOW ON RAMPAGE WAR TO STOP THE IMPOSTORS OPERATIONS SO AS TO ENABLE
THE AUTHORIZED OFFICIALS TO DISCHARGE THEIR DUTIES DILIGENTLY.


NOW YOU ARE WARNED TO STOP ANY COMMUNICATION AS A
CONTRACTOR/INHERITANCE/LOTTERY WINNERS WITH ANY OFFICE OR GOVERNMENT
AGENT NO MATTER WHATEVER NAME, OFFICE OR POSITION HE/SHE MIGHT CLAIM
TO BE OR REPRESENT AND STRICTLY ADHERE TO THESE DIRECTIVES.

THIS MESSAGE IS ON CIRCULATION ON THE WEBSITE,CNN AND BBC. IF YOU
RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE AND DID NOT DISCONTINUE DEALING WITH THOSE FAKE
OFFICES AND OFFICIALS, YOU WILL HAVE YOURSELF TO BLAME ON ANY LOSS,NOT
ONLY THAT, YOU WILL BE PROSECUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
LAW.

IN ORDER TO ENSURE A PROPER CO-ORDINATION BY THIS APPOINTED LEGAL BODY
SADDLED WITH THIS SANITIZATION RESPONSIBILITY, A REGIONAL OFFICE HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED,ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA WHERE SUCH ACTIVITIES IS ON
INCREASE DUE TO THEIR LEVEL OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT OCCASIONED BY CORRUPT
AND DICTATORIAL GOVERNMENT REGIMES,WHICH DOES NOT GIVE ROOM FOR
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

THEREFORE BY THE DECISION AND DIRECTIVES OF THIS HONORABLE COURT,THE
ENTIRE UNITED NATIONS COMMUNITIES HAS CONSTITUTED INTERNATIONAL COURT
AND APPOINTED THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF
THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA,HON.ALLOYSIUS KATSINA ALU, AND APPOINTED
SECRETARY IS MRS. CAROLYN JONES (FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
AND APPOINTED SUPERVISOR IS MR. FREEMAN B. O. JAMES (FROM LONDON
ENGLAND).THIS LEGAL BODY IS THE ONLY AUTHORITY IN CHARGE OF FOREIGN
PAYMENT FOR NOW BY THE LEGAL AUTHORITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE AND IN AGREEMENT WITH ALL UNITED NATIONS LEADERS.

THEREFORE, YOU ARE NOW DIRECTED TO CONTRACT THIS BODY FOR YOUR PAYMENT
ENDORSEMENT AND NORMALIZATION THROUGH THIS BELOW STATED CONTACT
INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THEY WILL GIVE YOU DETAILS TO ENABLE
YOU RECEIVE AND CONFIRM YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT IN YOUR DESIGNATED BANK
ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

AUTHORIZED PANEL: SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA
CHAIRMAN: HON. ALLOYSIUS KATSINA ALU
SECURITY I.D. NO.: UNG 2012 NAFPP
TELEPHONE: +234-708-75-58-293
EMAIL: supremecourtofnigeria1927@live.com

CALL THE BODY/ OFFICE IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR PAYMENT INFORM THEM THAT
YOU RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM MR. PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE,INSTRUCTING YOU TO CALL THEM FOR AN IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR
COMPENSATION FUND AND ALSO FORWARD YOUR INFORMATION (YOUR NAME,
ADDRESS,TELEPHONE,OCCUPATION AND AGE ) TO THEM FOR AN IMMEDIATE PART
PAYMENT OF FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
ONLY.PLEASE TO ENABLE THEM ATTEND TO YOUR PAYMENT VERY QUICK AND
SERIOUS,MAKE SURE YOU CALL THEM AFTER SENDING AN EMAIL TO THEM.


NOTE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED AS WE HAVE MOUNTED A HIGH SECURITY
NETWORK TO MONITOR ALL PAYMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS. IF YOU ARE FOUND
STILL DEALING WITH ANY OTHER GROUP OF PERSONS OR PEOPLE (BANKS OR
INDIVIDUALS)THOSE FRAUDSTERS THAT HAVE DENTED THIS NATION'S IMAGE
GLOBALLY, YOU WILL BE HANDED OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY GOVERNMENT FOR
PROSECUTION. YOU SHALL BE EXPECTED TO CONFIRM TO US IMMEDIATELY AFTER
YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND FOR RECORD PURPOSE.

REGARDS,
MR. THOMAS BUERGENTHAL
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.
http://www.icj-cij.org/homepage/index.php
CC: SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA..
CC: SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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