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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: ROSALYN HINGINS <rsalynhiggins07@msn.com>
Reply-To: <rsalynhiggins@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:37:36 +0000
Subject: Re: World Court Warning ( 16/03/2009 )




FROM THE DESK AND OFFICE OF ROSALYN HIGGINS

THE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDING JUDGE,

THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE,(WORLD - COURT)

PEACE PALACE , CARNEGIEPLEIN-2 2517 KJ,

THE HAGUE, NETHERLAND.

EMAIL:rosalynhiggins85@yahoo.it

OFFICIAL WEB-SITE: http://www.icj-cij.org/homepage/index.php





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 (INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE)DURING

THE OFFICIAL MEETING WITH THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, BRITISH GOVERNMENT

AND OTHER UNITED NATION’S (U.N) COMMUNITY’S OFFICIALS ON THE 1ST

OF OCTOBER,2008 ON THE THEME: "THE SCAM/FRAUD IN 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 FIRST

QUARTER WHILE THE BALANCE SHALL BE PAID TO YOU IN THE NEXT PAYMENT

QUARTER LATE THIS YEAR 2009.



THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, ALL AFRICAN PRESIDENTS/HEADS AND

ALL UNITED NATION COUNTRIES 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 HOURABLE COURT , THE AFRICAN 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 BCC. IF YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE

AND DID NOT DISCONTINUE DEALING WITH THOSE FAKE OFFICES AND

OFFICIALS, YOU WILL HAVE YOURSELF TO BLAME FOR ANY LOSS, NOT ONLY

THAT, YOU WILL BE PROSECUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL LAW.

IN OTHER TO ENSURE A PROPER CO-ORDINATION BY THIS APPOINTED LEGAL

BODY SADDLED WITH THIS SANITARY RESPONSIBILITY, REGIONAL OFFICES HAVE

BEEN ESTABLISHED, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA WHERE SUCH ACTIVITIES IS ON

INCREASE DUE TO THEIR LEVEL OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT OCCASIONED BY

DICTATORIAL REGIME,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 FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA UNDER THE

CHAIRMANSHIP OF CHIEF JUSTICE ADETOLA ALABI AKINTAYO, 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 NATION'S 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: FEDERAL HIGHT COURT OF NIGERIA

CHAIRMAN: BARRISTER MIKE GREG.

SECURITY I.D. NO.: UNG 2O1O NAFPP

TELEPHONE: +234-7031-880-100

E-MAIL: mikegreg52@yahoo.it



CALL THE BODY/ OFFICE IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR PAYMENT INFORM THEM THAT

YOU RECEIVE 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 SWIFTLY AND

SERIOUSLY, 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,

MRS. ROSALYN HIGGINS

FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.

http://www.icj-cij.org/homepage/index.php

CC: UNITED NATION'S APPROVED FUND PAYMENT PANEL OFFICE.

CC: SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS







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