419 scam: "Mr, James Mark" <"www."@ruby.ocn.ne.jp> FROM HIGH COURT OF ECOWAS RB BRANCH

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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:
- "million 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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22999446521 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- highcourt317@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr, James Mark" <"www."@ruby.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr, James Mark" <highcourt317@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 00:07:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM HIGH COURT OF ECOWAS RB BRANCH

FROM HIGH COURT OF ECOWAS RB BRANCH
ADDRESS. BP 34 AKPAKPA, 65879 COTONOU BENIN REP.
CHIEF JUDGE Mr, James Mark
CONTACT EMAIL(highcourt317@yahoo.com)
TELPHONE:+22999446521

Hi, this is to official inform you that the entire High

Court Of Ecowas Benin Republic branch that We believe you

received the previous message we sent to you prior to your

over-due contract payment Cash fund worth of $8,000.000.00

(Eight million dollars only) which was endorsed in your favor?

like we stated earlier we have dully screened through this

project as stipulated on our protocols of operation and have

finally confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and

hitch free from all illegal which you have the lawful right to

claim your fund without any further delay.

And we are hereby requesting to know the truth because our

CEO in charge of your fund settlement case said in court today

that he received an email from your blood-brother Mr. Johnson

that you have received your funds and confirmed to him with your

personal ID & home address that you received your

funds........But we can't forward the ID received from him to

you yet,for us to find out if it is truth or not when you

reconfirm it and provide the details to us. Please we are hereby

requesting to hear the truth from you because according to our

CEO the finance settlement file clearly showed us that you did

not yet receive your funds since past years of suffering after

paying endless fees and charges. Our CEO stated that his office

did not have your name in file record of those who received

their funds from Benin republic.

Bellow are answer we want you to provide urgently to enable

us handle this case normal since your brother reported that it

has been done to you
(1) Do you receive any money from Africa?
(2) If you received money from Benin Rep, how much?
(3) Through which way did you received the money from?
(4) In which date or year..?
(5) Is it true that you ask your brother to notify us about

this?
(6) Which authority approve the settlement file??
(7) What is the name of your brother you asked to notify

us?
(8) Is it true that you have been paying endless fees and

charges to Africa for this?

We advise you to go direct to this question above and answer

us immediately because we want to get the truth from you. Base

on the issue if you don't receive your funds, you will receive

it now according to the instruction of your country embassy here

in Benin after our verifications because we have been receiving

alerts from your Government that our Government officials and

personals were scamming people from your Country and that is

what we are going to handle at once and we need your reply so we

can get the truth. But truth and sincere is what we required

from you because you must prove to us by forwarding the emails

and names and contacts phone of those peoples who was scammed

you before the evidence, as we promise to tress them as far as

Africa region is concerned.

More so forward your full details such as below to enable us

handle the case normal
Your full names,
Your mobile/home/office phone
Your home address
Your Country
Your City
Your Occupation
Your age and gender

PLEAS CLICK ON REPLY TO, reply back to us
Thanks.
Best Regard.
Mr, James Mark
THE EXECUTIVE CHIEF JUDGE,
FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF ECOWAS.
Phone: +22999446521
CONTACT EMAIL(highcourt317@yahoo.com)

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