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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: CHIEF JUDGE WHITE <terr.jung@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: CHIEF JUDGE WHITE <wwwhigh.court@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 15:45:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attn. Dear Legal Fund Owner


FROM HIGH COURT OF ECOWAS RB BRANCH:B/OP/1234 PLOT AKPAKPA, COTONOU BENIN REP.OUR REF.CODE: BSEL/773/AWN/021/09E-mail (wwwhigh.court@yahoo.com)

Attn. Dear Legal Fund Owner
Please my dear the entire High Court Of Ecowas Benin Republic are hereto make it clear to you that there was a case that was been handlingin this Ecowas since May 5th 2014 concerning your funds because we gotsome reports that you did not received your funds since after everystories you heard regarding the funds and all type of payments youhave be paid to receive the funds but none is received by you.
And we are hereby to know the truth because the person that is incharge of the transaction said in this court here that you havereceived your funds and confirmed to him that you received your funds.
Please we are here to hear the truth from you, because according tothe president of this country Dr.Yayi Boni, he told us that you didnot receive your funds since last year , he stated that his office didnot have your name in file of those who received their funds fromBenin Republic. Please here bellow is what we want you to answer toenable us to handle this case normal as the reporter said that it hasbeen done to you.
(1)Do you receive any money from Africa............?.(2)If you received money from him, how much.............?(3)Through which way, bank or courier do you received the money from.?(4) Is it true that you received money through western union .......?(5) In which date or year.......................?(6)Which authority approve the file .............?
Moreover, the only amount found as your funds $3.500,000.00 throughyour names, address and contact mobile details in which we have withus here that proved to us you are the really owner of the saidunclaimed funds.
So you are advice to update this High court the way you wish your fundto be reached to you whether you will come down in person to collectyour fund yourself.
And you should re-confirm your full information to this HIGH COURT asto proof to us that really you are the sure client for us to closecheck with the information we have with us here in monitoringsearchlight system.
A...Your full Name..............B...Your home address.......C......Telephone number......D....Your occupation...........E...Country.................. .....F..your international passport/or drivers license /or state I.D
Also forward the major e-mail they used to scam you because we needsit for more investigation in other to make sure that we get themarrest.
I mean their names, their emails, their phone numbers and officeaddresses. According to our programs and constitutions and make sureyou stop further communication with them, you are advise to come downto this county Benin Republic to appear before this court and sign onyour proper Documents and collect your funds from us hand to hand.
Remember,the reason why we advice you to come down in person tocollect your fund yourself is because many Peoples were complainingabout Fraudsters every day from Africa especially from Nigeria andBenin Republic and we are trying to stop this fraudulent from Africaand assuring you that it will stop because we are now working with theIP operations and as well with FBI .
And we want you to you keep this (F-H-C-E-B-R) because this willensure and Alert you in any day you receive from a scam e-mail fromthis country. And as soon as you comply with your full contactinformation requested, we will forward everything to the Beninpresidency office to issue out your funds certificate as the rightfulbeneficiary.
Get back in regarding of the fund to be made available to you in anyway you wish and also any beneficiary are required to come down : Butif he/she is unable or refuse to come down he/she required to pay sumof $95 for the None-Residence Minister Imprinter who will stand/signon his/her behalf.
With sum $95, the Minister Imprinter sign out your fund certificateas the rightful beneficiary ,so as to avoid any scam and the fee isjust $95 . So if you are not coming down here bear it in mind thatyou will pay sum of $95 Or if you have a Private Lawyer whom youtrusted you may send him /her to come for the signature on your ProperDocument and get your $3.500,000.00 on your behalf and try to informhim/her to come to this office to sign or you pay $95 and note thatyou are not charge to pay a dime if you can be able to come down byyour self or your lawyer only if you could not.
Do not delay because there is no time to be wasting any more sinceyour case has been issued to treat on this month.
Without wasting time, if you choose to send $95 for the MinisterImprinter, meaning you should use below details. therefore we arewaiting to hear from you with payment information or the date of yourcoming.
Try to comply as urgent as because every necessary arrangement hasbeen made already.

Receiver:Mr. ======= ANAKWE  AUSTINECountry: =========Benin RepublicCity:=========  cotonouQuestion:============ WhenAnswer:=========== TodayAmount: $95 and that is finalMTCN:===========?Sender:===========?
We are hereby assuring you that they will be arrested and you mustconfirm them yourself.
THIS MESSAGE IS FROM CHIEF JUDGE THEODORE BOLO, PLEASE REPLY DIRECT TO( wwwhigh.court@yahoo.comThanks.
Best Regard.CHIEF JUDGE WHITEFROM HIGH COURT BENIN REPUBLIC

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