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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
  • "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347027952915
• 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.
  • barristermichealefosa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "contactoffice12 Gazeta.pl" <contactoffice12@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: barristermichealefosa@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 01:17:48 -0700
Subject: FEDERAL HIGH COURT


FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.

ATTN BENEFICIARY:

This to acknowledge you that your e-mail address was found among the list of
foreigner that have been scammed by Nigerian Fraudster.

It might interest you to know that we have signed an agreement with the
UNITED NATION,UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT during our first meeting this year
with our PRESIDENT Commander In-Chief Federal Republic of Nigeria, ALHAJI
UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA and the FBI to fight against this and to return all
contract funds that has been stolen and people who has been scammed too.A
total sum of ($10 Million) united state dollars has been set aside for
compensation which will be delivered to your door step by an accredited
diplomatic courier.

Endeavor to contact the chamber in charges which is currently been headed
by Barrister Micheal Efosa esq.

You are further advised to deal directly with him and do what so ever you
are asked to do because that is the only way you will achieve the success
in the delivery of your funds to your designation.

Name: Barrister ..............Micheal Efosa
Private E-mail Address:..............barristermichealefosa@yahoo.com<Address%3A..............barristermichealefosa@yahoo.com>
Direct Telephone: ................+234-7027952915

For more information on how to make sure your fund is delivered to you, get
back with the below information: Your.

Full Name.........

Your home address.......

Telephone number..........

Your occupation...........

Country........................

Zip code.......................

Any form of identification of yourself........

Please we demand an urgent response prior to this matter and to work with us
to enable track those Miscreants and send their information to the FBI to
carry out actions in the US immediately because those Miscreants have some
agent all over the country and we are now working with the internet
operation such as YAHOOMAIL, HOTMAIL, AOL,the Nigeria police and also the
Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) so that the scam can be
eradicated in this country, hence i want you to follow your fund code which
below, which is given to you by the high court of Nigeria(NG29820FGN). You
are to keep this code for security purposes.

Note that every beneficiary will be responsible for shipping fees which
cannot be deducted from the fund because there is a bond holding the
consignment that stated that only the sole beneficiary of the fund is
permitted to open it after it has been sealed by the foreign payment
department.

The shipping fee is only $90.00 usd.

Thanks.
Best Regard.
Federal High Court Of Nigeria.

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