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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: ICC Court
Reply-To: <highcourt@consultant.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 18:44:16 +0800
Subject: International Criminal Court, ICC

Dear,
This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment, due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you. I am Piotr Hofma¨½ski, a highly placed official of the International Criminal Court, ICC. It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier companies/Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia and London Uk, We have decided to put a stop to that.

The United Nation, Washington DC, United States have registered your ATM CARD of (US$10.5m) under International Criminal Court ICC with the FedEx Express courier Company customer service with registration code of (5965820) so all you could do is to reconfirm your current delivery address such as below;

1. Your full name
2. Your your country
3. Your home address
4. Your telephone number
5. Your Nearest Airport
6. Attached your valid ID copy

Above requested information will enable this honorable court to expedite an urgent action to proceeding with your delivery and also to estimate hours to arrive in your city. You should reply this message once you read it for providing all your details to put a claim to receive your fund without having any problems. Thanks

Chief of Justice,
Piotr Hofma¨½ski
International Criminal Court, ICC

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