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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: High Court <rocco.cericola@alice.it>
Reply-To: fhcourt801@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 03:16:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Federal High Court Of Justice, Benin.

FROM HIGH COURT OF ECOWAS RB BRANCH:
B/OP/1234 PLOT AKPAKPA,Benin.
OUR REF.CODE: BSEL/773/AWN/021/09

YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED

Please my dear the entire High Court Of Ecowas of Benin are here to make it
clear to you that there was a case that was been handling in this ECOWAS since
January ,2016 . concerning your funds because we got some reports that you did
not received your funds since after every stories you heard regarding the funds
and all type of payments you have be paid to receive the funds but none is
received by you.

So we are hereby to know the truth because the person that is in charge of the
transaction said in this court that you have received your funds and he
confirmed that you received your funds worth of $16.500
000.00 Million United Dollars.

(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 .............?

If you have not receive your Funds this High Court will make sure you receive
it with the next 48hours once you comp lair with the cost of $108.00 USD for
the processing fee of the urgent release of your funds

Thanks.
Best Regard.
Bar.George Abnel
+22966294812
fhcourt801@gmail.com
FROM HIGH COURT BENIN

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