419 scam: "Barr,George Clement" <mrsmumasalim@yahoo.com> FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF BENIN

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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "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.)
- "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. )
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.
- +22999396779 (Benin, probably a 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.
- federalhighcourt423@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr,George Clement" <mrsmumasalim@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: federalhighcourt423@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:22:12 +0400
Subject: FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF BENIN

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FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF BENIN
(Civil Procedure)
(F.H.C.B)
( ARANGEMENT)

Attn:

This to acknowledge you that your e-mail id is found among those that
have been scammed, and the competiation have been approved from the
supreme high court here in Benin and we are asked to contact you by
the Benin president on how to send you your($58,500.0000.00) united
state dollars by the diplomatic courier agent and the fund has been
arrenged on DEBIT CARD.

So you are advice to contact the delivery company in charge where your
VALID DEBIT CARD is deposited.And make sure you contact them with your
full Contact information such as listed below.

A...Your full Name.....
B...Your home address........
C...Telephone number.........
D...Your occupation...........
E....Country........................
F...your international passport/or drivers licens or state I.D
Card........

Also foward the major email they use to scam you because we need it
for more investigation inother to make sure that we arrest them all.

Remember,the reason why your total fund was arrenged on DEBIT CARD is
because many People complain about Froud stars every day from Benin
and we are trying to stop this fraudulent from Benin and am asuring
you that it will stop because we are now working with the internet
operation such as YAHOOMAIL, HOTMAIL,AOLMAIL and also the united state
FBI and Ecconomic financial crime commisiion (EFCC). And many people
have been scamed by bank wire transfer going around the whole africa
and the reason to STOP paying money to the froud starsSo the scam can
be eradicated in this country and I want you to follow your fund code
which follow bellow, and whish is given to you by the Federal high
court of Benin and the code is (746*78F*GN)

And I want you to keep this code, because this code will ensure and
Alert you in any day you receive a scam e-mail from this country. And
as soon as you contact UNITED PARCEL EXPRESS SERVICEwith your full
contact information requested, they will forward everything to the
Benin presidency office to issue out your fund certificate as the
rightful beneficiary.

Company Name:United State Parcel Express Service.
Director,Mr,Larry Duwala.
E-mail Address: (federalhighcourt423@yahoo.com )
Telle Phone:+229-99396779

Contact him in regarding of the fund to be deliver to you by the
Diplomatic (UPES) and also any beneficiary will be responsible for
shipping fees so as to avoid any scam and the fees is just $398.00 and
you will receive your fund from the high court. The director in
charges of your DEBIT CARD BOX will alert the united state bureau and also
your state police for the DEBIT BOX to be deliver to you without any
restriction and problem when the fund get to you in your location
area.

Thanks.
Best Regard.
Barr,George Clement

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