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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Jeses Don <mcarthymcarthy5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info044@aol.com
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 01:10:23 -0600
Subject: NOTE
ICJ Netherlands
International Court of Justice
Peace Place
Carnegieplien
2517 KJ The Hague
Netherland
Attention:
Re: Your ICJ Universal Protection Certificate referred.
You are listed as one of those whose fund has been trapped in Nigeria
due to bureaucratic bottleneck.
Please note that the International Court of Justice acting under the
United Nations Organization has introduced and enacted into law a
document called "ICJ Universal Protection Certificate" which clears
your fund and transaction from all such bureaucratic bottleneck and
further payment on your transaction. It also keeps all documents valid
and protect the fund and you from all security investigation.This
document is binding on all countries under the United Nations
Organization and supersedes every other demand from such individual
countries. This document will be processed free for you by our
designated Lawyers in each of the country under our control.
Please note that this program was initiated to help people like you
who genuinely earn their fund to finally receive such fund after
complying with our procedure. Once the original protection certificate
is received and confirmed to be true and legal, we will demand for
your account details and your fund will be allowed to drop into your
designated account without further let or hindrance. With your consent
and declaration of intention to receive your fund, we will instruct
the applicable Lawyer to process the document and send same to you.
The United Nations Organization is carrying our this program in the
whole of Africa as most funds are trapped in those countries.
Be guided accordingly.
Truly
Judge Joan Donoghur
President of ICJ
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