419 scam: "FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA"<info@fhc.org> FROM FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA====GET BACK TO US IS URGENT.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2347082919776 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- will.mark14@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <will.mark14@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:17:34 +0100
Subject: FROM FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA====GET BACK TO US IS URGENT.

Attn: Beneficiary,

This to acknowledge you that your e-mail address is found among those that have been scammed, and the compensation have been approved from the supreme high court here in Nigeria and we are asked to contact you by the Nigeria president on how to send you the($20.5 Million) united state dollars by the diplomatic courier and the fund worth $20.5 Million dollars (VISA CARD) Right here in our our chamber. So you are advice to contact the lawyer on charges of this fund and his name is Mr. Mark Williams and make sure you contact him with your full Contact information such as.

Your Full Name
Your home address…….
Telephone number……….
Your occupation………..
Country……………………

For more information on how to make the money send to you because many People complain about scamming every day from Nigeria and we are trying to stop this fraudulent from Nigeria and am sure you that it will stop because we are now working with the internet operation such as YAHOOMAIL,HOTMAIL, GMAIL etc and also the united state FBI and Nigeria police with Nigeria EFCC so the scam can be eradicated in this country and I want you to follow your fund code which follow bellow, and which is given to you by the high court of Nigeria and the code is (NG74678FGN) And I want you to keep this code, because this code will ensure you and Alert you in any day you receive a scam e-mail from this country. And as soon as you contact Mr. Mark Williams with your full contact information requested, he will be forward everything to the Nigeria presidency office to issue out your award certificate as the rightful beneficiary of the($20.5 Million)united state dollars from the president of Nigeria. And here is the contact addres

Name: Mr. Mark Williams
will.mark14@yahoo.com
Cell phone: +2347082919776

To redeem your fund you are hereby advised to contact Mr. Mark Williams who is in charge of your ATM Card via email for their requirement to proceed and procure your Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order on your behalf which will cost you $480.00 only nothing more and no hidden fees as everything else has been taken cared of by the Federal Government Of Nigeria, so all you will ever need to pay is $480.00 only which is legal to enable us deliver your fund to your door step.

Note: As soon as you contact him which (Mr. Mark Williams) he will direct you on how to send down the fee $480 to him by giving you the payment information to use.

Please i await to read an email from you as soon as possible.

Best Regard
Mr Brian Green.

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