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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: "MR. JAMES F. ENTWISTLE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesentwistle1108@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:07:30 -0700
Subject: Re;Greeting from U.S Embassy

 
Greeting from U.S Embassy,
THIS MAIL IS ONLY FOR THE OWNER OF THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS
Form US Ambassador to Federal Republic of Nigeria
United States Consulate General Nigeria
No 7 Mambilla Street ,Off Aso Drive
Maitama District Abuja Nigeria
Direct Telephone Number: (+234-701-159-4076)
ATTENTION:
I AM MR. JAMES F. ENTWISTLE, THE NEW APPOINTED UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR TO
NIGERIA, JUST IN CASE YOU DON’T KNOW ME, I WANT YOU TO CLICK THIS WEBSITE FOR
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ME: http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/ biography.html
THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY HAS RESOLVED ON A DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO NIGERIA
ON-BEHALF OF 100 SCAM VICTIMS TO BE COMPENSATED AFTER POLICE ARRESTED SOME
FRAUDSTERS IN LAGOS NIGERIA WHO MENTIONED YOUR PARTICULARS AS ONE OF THE VICTIMS
OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
NOTE THAT AFTER MY MEETING WITH NEW PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA MUHAMMADU
BUHARI, PRESIDENT FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND OTHER HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY
FUND (IMF), THEY AGREED TO PAY YOU
$5,000,000.00 (FIVE MILLION US AMERICAN DOLLARS ONLY) AS YOUR COMPENSATION.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR NAME WERE AMONG THE LIST TO BE PAID $5M US DOLLARS
COMPENSATION PAYMENT. SO RE-CONFIRM BELOW
INFORMATION SO THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MISTAKE:
1) YOUR FULL NAME: ---------------
2) YOUR CURRENT HOUSE ADDRESS: -------------
3) CURRENT DIRECT TELEPHONE: -------------
4) OCCUPATION & AGE: -------------
AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THE INFORMATION, I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO TO RECEIVE YOUR
PAYMENT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.
GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO SPEND HERE IN
NIGERIA.
CALL MY SECRETARY WITH THIS NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION: + 234-701-159-4076
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
MY BEST REGARDS.
MR. JAMES F. ENTWISTLE
UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
TEL: +234-701-159-4076
 

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