419 scam: infowld_euincj@activist.com REF..EU_ICJ

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bazaradalet@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: infowld_euincj@activist.com
Reply-To: bazaradalet@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:02:46 -0700
Subject: REF..EU_ICJ_WBS.XXXEUICJWBS

Congratulations We are contacting you base on our consideration for your co=
mpensation Payment.The world leader on the G-7 Summit meeting head in Italy=
by 26-28 of May 2017 approved to pay your compensation fund worth $2,500,0=
00.00.(Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) These paym=
ent is an approval of the World leaders, United Nation, European union, and=
was signed by International Court of Justice to compensate all victims who=
the climate change affected, Those effected by war and those of Landslide/=
flood. The G-7 Submit Agenda in Rome Italy is to make peace, unify many co=
untries that has been displaced by war, by flood, by fire, and by landslide=
and on the above date, these decision was carried out by the world leaders=
and was endorsed by International court of justice to compensate you with =
the above mentioned amount. For your payment you are advised to contact our=
payment headquarters there in Turkey. Email the payment coordinator Prof. =
Bazar Adalet, Email....................bazaradalet@yahoo.com Best Regards W=
orld Secretary Mr. Antonio Gutterres

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