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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: justice ldris <atmremitanceunit@gmail.com>
Reply-To: justiceldris68@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:38:09 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA

Three Arms Zone, P.M.B. 308,Lagos-Nigeria.
From The Desk Of:Hon. Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi (CON).
UNITED NATION/UNICEF TRUST FUND:
Registered Under Section 201 Constitution/S.Court.




Attention:


I, Hon Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi (CON).,Use these medium to certainly
inform you that who so ever you have been doing with anyone right now or
even in the past should eventually ends now. With information's filed to my
desk in the Supreme Court of Justice in Nigeria, it was discovered that you
have been dealing with some HOAX (IMPOSTER'S). In Nigeria for the pas few
years and you have lost (MISPLACED). Great (HUGE). Amount (SUM). Of money
to these people of which it has come to your conclusion that you regard
(BLAMES). the Nigerian Government for it, which it is not supposed to come
to that since you are the one that is wrong at first by contacting wrong
people.A Twenty One (21). Man Committee has been set aside to Investigate
these matter and all fraudulent cases should be reported to me immediately
as the Federal Government of Nigeria has met with One Hundred and Forty
Eight (148). Officials from different countries including USA, CANADA,
BRITAIN,CHINA, JAPAN, INDIA ect. To make sure these crime cases is reduced
and We have been appointed the HEAD to lead the department right from the
Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Your fund has been registered and ready to be released to you, as you must
not contact anyone because if you do, I personally will make sure you are
prosecuted and brought to JUSTICE. All you are advised to do now is make
sure the appropriate and valid details are forwarded to me along with the
attached document which you are to sign and send back to me immediately for
your fund to be released to you.

DETAILS NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION:

1:YOUR FULL NAMES:
2:YOUR PRESENT ADDRESS:
3:YOUR HOME/ CELL TELEPHONE:
4:YOUR AGE AND SEX:
5:YOUR FULL BANKING DETAILS:


All these must be forwarded to me immediately for the transfer of your fund
to commence through the funding assistance of the WORLD BANK IN SWIZERLAND and
You must make sure you agree with me that henceforth you
will never and in no time contact those imposter's by email or Telephone
because i want to handle these matter in a judicial and legal means to bring
back JUSTICE and make sure everything is settled and done in a matured and
confidential way.

I wait to hear from you as you have 48hours to respond to me or your fund
will be cancelled and in no lifetime will you have your fund transferred by
anyone here in Nigeria. Anyone who tries to do such thing to you will only
fraud you and leave you in pains, so beware and act to my instructions.


Regards,
Idris Legbo Kutigi

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