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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 W. STUART SYMINGTON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <symington.w221@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 23:50:59 -0700
Subject: U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA.

U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
PLOT 1075 DIPLOMATIC DRIVE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA, ABUJA
 
 
ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
 
 
 
AN OFFICIAL MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AND MINISTER OF FINANCE CONCERNING THE UNPAID AND UNCLAIMED FUNDS TO FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES WHOSE COMPENSATION, INHERITANCE AND CONTRACT SUM WAS WITHHELD OR DIVERTED, I WAS VERY MUCH CONCERNED WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE PAID MUCH MONEY AND YET HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR FUNDS, THIS IS WHY I DECIDED TO HELP.
 
I WILL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN OFFICIAL VISIT AND I WILL COME ALONG WITH YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CONTAINING SUM OF US$2.5 MILLION ALONG WITH ME THROUGH UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO THE COUNTRY. BUT I WILL NOT GO THROUGH CUSTOMS BECAUSE AS U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, AM U.S GOVERNMENT AGENT/CONSULAR AND HAVE THE VETO POWER TO PASS THROUGH CUSTOMS. JUST LIKE I HELPED TWO PERSONS THAT RECEIVED THEIR FUNDS THIS LAST YEAR 2016 THROUGH FEDEX COURIER SERVICE.
 
PLEASE SEND YOUR INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BELOW:-
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME
 
2. CELL PHONE NUMBER
 
3. OCCUPATION
 
4. NOMINATED DELIVERY ADDRESS).
 
 
 
 
YOU REALLY PAID MUCH IN REGARDS OF THE DELIVERY AND THAT'S SURPRISED ME. YOU ARE VERY LUCKY AS I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND NOTHING CAN STOP ME. ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL BE PAYING IN THIS TRANSACTION IS THE REGISTRATION FEE OF $325 FOR YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT TO BE REGISTERED WITH FEDEX COMPANY AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE.
 
NOTE THAT ONCE THIS PACKAGE IS REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE IT WILL BE DELIVERED SAFELY TO YOUR DOORSTEP AS NO CUSTOMS OR IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL CAN EVER STOP THE PACKAGE ON THE PROCESS OF ME BRINGNG IT TO YOUR DESTINATION.
 
ALSO NOTE THAT I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH A DORMAIN NOT RELATING TO MY OFFICE BECAUSE THIS IS A PRIVATE ASSIGNMENT I HAVE UNDERTAKEN IN THE COURSE OF MY DUTY AS A CONSULAR SO HAS BEEN BUILT FOR THAT PURPOSE, BUT IF YOU DO NOT PERMIT MY ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGARD THEN OFFICIALLY MAKE THAT KNOWN TO ME SO I CAN SIGN IT OFF TO THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TREASURY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL PURPOSES. I NEED YOU TO GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY WITH THE DETAILS BELOW.
 
 
 
 
ACCESS MY WEBSITE AND READ BIOGRAPHY:
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/227407.htm
 
 
 
 
CONTACT DETAILS BELOW
 
NAME: AMBASSADOR W. STUART SYMINGTON
EMAIL: { symington.w221@yahoo.com }
 
 
TRULY,
 
AMBASSADOR W. STUART SYMINGTON
U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

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