419 scam: "Office of the US ambassador"<jxklxgl@kelun.com> Can we meet on thursday?

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Office of the US ambassador" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <arthur.tennant@xbmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 07:31:36 -0700
Subject: Can we meet on thursday?

OFFICE OF THE US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

11 GARKI ROAD ABUJA

ABUJA, NIGERIA.--

To your kind attention

I have been mandated to help you finalize the payment of your long over-due funds payment.Consequently,your funds have been moved and deposited in a prime bank in your country pending my arrival for an official diplomatic meeting on thursday.After the meeting you will meet me at the U.S ambassador's residence from where we will proceed to the bank where the transfer of your funds will be done instantly.

It is very important that you take advantage of this opportunity as you are being listed for this based on the understanding of the stress you have gone through before now trying to claim your funds.Open this page to see more about me.

http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html

There is need for you to contact my secretary to register an acceptance of this payment arrangment so that documents relating to your funds will be notarized and brought along with me to your country without which your beneficiary status will not be endorsed by the prime bank in your country where the funds are at the moment.

Contact:Mr.Arthur Tennant

Secretary to the US Ambassador to Nigeria

Email:arthur.tennant@xbmail.com

If you do not respond as directed within the next 48 hrs we will assume that you are not interested in availing yourself of this great opportunity.

James F. Entwistle

US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

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