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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info_usembassey@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 06:06:16 +0700
Subject: UNITED STATE EMBASSY NIGERIA

U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
PLOT 1075 DIPLOMATIC DRIVE
u. CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA, ABUJA
EMAIL----{info_usembassey@yahoo.com}
PHONE: +2348078451154
 
ATTN: MY GOOD FRIEND,
 
AFTER AN OFFICIAL MEETING HELD WITH THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA AND MINISTER OF FINANCE CONCERNING UNPAID AND UNCLAIMED FUNDS TO FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES, JUST LIKE YOU.I WAS VERY MUCH ANNOYED WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT YOU PAID MUCH MONEY YET YOU NEVER RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS.THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO HELP YOU.
 
I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING AND I WILL BE BRINGING YOUR ATM CARD WORTH THE $15.8 MILLION ALONG WITH ME THROUGH UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO YOUR COUNTRY.BUT THIS TIME I WILL NOT GO THROUGH CUSTOMS BECAUSE AS A USA AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, I AM A USA GOVERNMENT AGENT AND I HAVE THE VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH CUSTOMS.JUST AS I HELPED FOUR PERSONS TO RECEIVED THEIR FUNDS LAST YEAR 2015 THROUGH FEDEX COURIER SERVICE AND TNT COURIER SERVICE.
 
 
AND AS SOON AS I AM THROUGH WITH THE MEETING I SHALL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR HOME..(SEND YOUR INFORMATION:
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. CELL PHONE NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO BRING THE PACKAGE).
 
YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH IN THIS DELIVERY THAT MAKES ME WONDER. YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON BECAUSE I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO ABOUT IT.YOUR ATM VISA CARD WORTH THE SUM OF ($15.8M) MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR ME TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS $85 ONLY.THE FEE MUST BE PAID IN THE NEXT 50 HOURS VIA WESTERN UNION SO THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US.
 
THE ONLY FEE YOU ARE TO SEND IS $85 ONLY AND YOUR ATM CARD WILL GET TO YOU AS SOON AS YOUR PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED BY MY ACCOUNTING OFFICER.
SEND THE $85 VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM TODAY TO MY ACCOUNTING OFFICER WITH THE BELOW INFO
 
RECEIVERS NAME:  ADEKANBI KAYODE
ADDRESS:          LAGOS NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION:    IN GOD?
ANSWER:          WE TRUST
AMOUNT:          $85 ONLY
MTCN NUMBER:
 
MAKE SURE YOU PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT TODAY BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US AND I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR ADDRESS WITH YOUR CARD.ONCE AGAIN DO NOT SEND ABOVE $85 BECAUSE THAT IS THE FIXED PRICE YOU MUST PAY AND THERE IS NO OTHER PAYMENT TAKE NOTE.
I SHALL SEND MY FLIGHT SCHEDULE TO YOU.PLEASE GO THROUGH MY WEBSITE AND READ BIOGRAPHY:
 
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html
 
MY FLIGHT IS FRIDAY AND I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY BEFORE THEN SO THAT THE DELIVERY CAN BE COMPLETED. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE EMAIL ME AT U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
 
AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE
U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
EMAAIL----{info_usembassey@yahoo.com}
 
PHONE: +2348078451154

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