419 scam: "Barr Mike Efosa"<info@mail.com> Your Urgent Reply Needed.. Please Email Back.

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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:
- "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)
- "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)
- "economic financial crime commission" (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. )
- "(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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr Mike Efosa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrismikeefosa@mail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 07:08:05 +1000
Subject: Your Urgent Reply Needed.. Please Email Back.

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
1999

Arrangement of sections

Chapter I

General Provisions

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 Fraudsters.

It might interest you to know that we have signed an agreement with the UNITED NATIONS,UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT during our first meeting this year with our PRESIDENT Commander In-Chief Federal Republic of Nigeria, Gen Buhari 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 ($500,000,00)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 ..............Barr Micheal Efosa.

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 YAHOO MAIL, HOT MAIL, AOL,ETC,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.

Thanks.
Best Regard.
Federal High Court Of Nigeria.

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