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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "fchng234@terra.es" <fchng234@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:14:51 +0100 (MET)
Subject: FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.



FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.

Attn: Beneficiary,

This to acknowledge you that your e-mail address was found among the
list of foreigner that have been scammed by Nigerian Fraudster. It
might interest you to know that we have signed an agreement with the
UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT
during our first meeting this year with our PRESIDENT Commander
In-Chief Federal Republic of Nigeria, ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA and
the FBI
to fight against this and to return all contract funds that has been
stolen and people who has been scammed too.A total sum of
($45million) united state
dollars in cash has been set aside for compensation which will be
credited into your bank account.

Endeavor to contact the chamber in charge which is
currently been headed by Barrister Richard Patrick esq.You are
further advised to deal directly
with him and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the
only way you will achieve the success in the delivery of your funds
to you as designated:

Name: Barrister Richard Patrick (esq).
Private E-mail Address:(richard-patrick@live.com)
For more information on how to make sure your fund is delivered to
you,
get back
with the below information:

Full Name...................................
Home address................................
Telephone number............................
Occupation........... ......................
Country.....................................
Zip code....................................
Any form of identification of yourself......

Please we demand an urgent response prior to this matter and to work
with us to enable track those Miscreants and send their information
to the FBI to carry out actions in the US immediately because those
Miscreants have some agent all over
the country and we are now working with the internet operation such
as,
yahoo, AOL,MAIL,the Nigeria police and also the Economic Financial
Crime Commission (EFCC) so that the scam can be eradicated in this
country, hence i want you to
follow your fund code which below, which is given to you by the high
court of Nigeria(NG29820FGN). You are to keep this code for security
purposes.



Thanks.

Best Regard,
Federal High Court Of Nigeria.






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