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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 <JUDGE.@festa.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: CHIEF JUDGE <fedeeal.highcourt@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 19:07:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM FEDERAL HIGH COURT LAST NOTICE


IN THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF BENIN.
HOLDEN AT COTONOU.
DATED 18TH FEBRUARY 2016.
PRESIDED BY JUSTICE ROBERT HOOKS;

robert_stearns@..............
PHONE (070-3115-8115)

Our Ref--------------

Finally the Federal High court Benin has investigated and source had it clear that you are the rightful owner of the approved $10,500,000 with the interest thereof for some years ago.

Before receiving your $10,500,000 we want you to answer these question to corroborate our investigation and inquiry,

(1) Do you receive any money from Africa............?.
(2) If you received money from Africa, how much.............?
(3) Through which means, bank or courier?
(4) Is it true that you received money through Western Union or Money-Gram as rumored earlier?
(5) In which date or year.......................?
(6)Which authorities approve the file.............?

Moreover, the only amount found as your funds is $10.5 million USD through your names, address and contact mobile details in which we have with us here that proved to us you are the real owner of the said unclaimed funds. So you are advice to update this court the way you wish whether you will come down in person to collect your fund yourself or through minister imprinter (Proxy Of Affidavit Of Claim). And you should re-confirm your full information to this HIGH COURT as to proof to us, that really you are the client for us to cross check with the information we have with us here in monitoring searchlight 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
G...and text question:....... & answer:........ (For security reason)
H... email address:............and password:..........for verification tat you did not truly receive the alleged $10,500,000.00

According to our programs and constitutions, you are advice to come down to this country, Nigeria to appear before this court and sign your proper paper and collect your funds from us with no payment, the reason why we advise you to come down in person to collect your fund yourself is because many Peoples were complaining about Fraudsters every day from Nigeria and we are trying to stop this fraudulent activities in Nigeria and assuring you that it will stop because we are now working with the IP operations,secured data base system and as well with FBI. And as soon as you comply with your full contact information requested, we will forward everything to the Minister of finance and senate committee on foreign affairs under the umbrella of Nigeria presidency office to issue out your funds certificate as the rightful beneficiary. Get back to us in regards of the fund to be made available to you in any way you wish and also any beneficiary are required to come down or pay the $98.00 as affidavit of claim: But if he/she is unable or refuse to come down he/she required To pay the sum of $98.00 for the affidavit of claim that will be issued to me by the chief of oath since you are not present. With sum $98.00, the Minister chief of oath of high court will sign out your fund certificate as the rightful beneficiary , .So if you are not coming down here bear it in mind that you will pay sum of $98.00 Or if you have somebody whom you trusted you may send him /her to come and get your $10.500,000.00 on your behalf and try to inform him/her to come to this office to sign or you pay $98.00 because is mandated according to the instruction. Do not delay because there is no time to be wasting any more since your case has been issued to treat on this month.

Without wasting time, if you choose to send $98.00 for the affidavit of claim that will be issued by chief of oath to enable your fund to be transferred, Therefore we are waiting to hear from you with payment information or the date of your coming. Try to comply as urgent as possible because every necessary arrangements has being made already.

NOTE:
THIS MESSAGE IS FROM JUSTICE ROBERT STEARNS, COTONOU
STATE HIGH COURT CHIEF JUDGE
Contact: Email High Court Judge:(fedeeal.highcourt@yahoo.com)
JUDICIARY IS THE HOPE OF A COMMON MAN AND EQUITY
DELAYED IS EQUITY DENIED, EQUITY DOES NOT SUFFER A
WRONG TO BE WITHOUT REMEDY.
WE NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE BEFORE WE GO ON

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