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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: SUPREME COURT <"SUPREMECOURT."@bird.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: SUPREME COURT <officedeal06@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 23:46:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE,

SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE,
1 FIRST ST NE, WASHINGTON,DC 20543

My name is HON. NEIL M GORSUCH, The ADMINISTRATIVE CHIEF JUDGE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE, 1 FIRST ST NE, WASHINGTON,DC 20543 was mandated by the United Nation and Ecowas Debts Reconciliation also Implementation Panel on Contract/inheritance/compensation funds to complete the entire unpaid Contract/inheritance/lottery fund from Co-operative bank.

You are required as a matter of urgency to reconfirm your information including your name, phone number and your address for verification and immediate payment within 24 hours.

To this effect, the sum of (US$4.5-Million) has been approved for you. I wish to inform you that all matters relating to the release of this payment is now under my control and supervision. This development has become necessary due to the activities of unpatriotic government officials in region of Africa and impostors who keep on frustrating every effort to settle beneficiary payment by making requests for unauthorized fees and levies from them. We apologize for any delay you might have encountered in the past your payment is now 100% Guaranteed. Right now your fund is here in the SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE, 1 FIRST ST NE, WASHINGTON,DC 20543 USA waiting to be ship to your home address

Kindly choose from these two modes of payment ( diplomatic cash payment / ATM card/Bank Check , Wire transfer).
Contact the below contact information and reconfirm your address to them to avoid mistake or wrong delivery etc,

Regards,
HON. NEIL M GORSUCH
+1 610 422 7509
SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE,
1 FIRST ST NE, WASHINGTON,DC 20543

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