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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:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +22993050197 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: WilliamsJane <mrsjanewilliams@yp.com.hk>
Reply-To: mrsjane@live.fr
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:16:34 +0000
Subject: ***** AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE *****



AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE




Read Carefully



This to acknowledge you that your e-mail id is found among those that
have been scammed, and your compensation have been approved from the
Supreme High Court here in Nigeria and the Africa High court of
justice in Benin Republic, we are asked to contact you by the Nigerian
and Benin republic President on how to send you a total of
($3.5million) United State Dollars by the Diplomatic Courier and your
funds has been cashed in Dollars in one of the africans Bank.

So you are advice to contact the lawyer in charge of your fund and his
name is BARRISTER FRED PRICE(SAN) he his located at cotonou, Benin
Republic and make sure you contact him with your full Contact
information such as:

Your home address.......
Telephone number.........
Your occupation...........
Country........................
Zip code....................
With your internationalpassport, or driver's license or state I.D
Card........


For more information on how to make the money send to you because many
People complain about scamming every day from Nigeria and all over
Africa which we are trying to stop this fraudulent act from Nigeria
and all over Africa which we are assuring you that it will STOP
because we are now working with the internet operation such as
YAHOOMAIL, HOTMAIL and also the United State FBI and Nigeria Police
with Nigeria EFCC and Benin republic Police so the scam can be
eradicated in Africa and I want you to follow your fund code which
follow bellow, This code has being issued to you from the FEDERAL HIGH
COURT FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE CODE IS(NG1150FGN).

And I want you to keep this code, because this code will ensure you
and Alert you in any day you receive a scam e mail from this country.
And as soon as you contact BARRISTER FRED PRICE(SAN) with your full
contact information requested, he will forwardeverything to the
Nigerian Presidency's Office to issue out your Awarded Certificate as
the rightful
beneficiary.

Name: BARRISTER FRED PRICE(SAN)
E-mail Address :barristerfredprice@me.by
Phone number; +229 93050197


Contact him in regarding of your money fund to be delivered to you by
the Diplomatic courier service and also any beneficiary will be
responsible for shipping fees so as to avoid any scam.The fees is just
only €650,00 Euro and you will receive your fund from the High Court
because as soon as you contact the lawyer in charge of your fund he
will alert the United State Bureau and also your state police for the
fund to be delivered to you without any restriction and problem when
the fund get to you in your location area.


Thanks.

Best Regard.
Mrs. Jane Williams

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