419 scam: "James F. Entwistle"<ramo764@way.ocn.ne.jp> PLEASE CLARIFY

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jamesentwistle.nigeriaembassy1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James F. Entwistle" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesentwistle.nigeriaembassy@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:23 +0100
Subject: PLEASE CLARIFY

My names are James F. Entwistle, and I'm the United States Consulate
General to Federal Republic of Nigeria, for more information's about
me, please visit: http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html

I write to inform you that the American Government has signed
agreement with the Nigerian Government to pay a total sum of
$8.5000,000.00 Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars to all the AMERICAN
CITIZENS who are VICTIMS OF NIGERIAN FRAUD, every American citizens
who are involved in Nigerian scam victims will receive a total sum of
$8.5Million US Dollars as compensation.

Fortunately your names was among the list of approved names, and you
have being approved to receive a total sum of $8.5Million US Dollars
only, to redeem or claim this amount, please kindly fill and return
the empty spaces below to enable the paying bank process/transfer the
$8.5.Million US Dollars to you.

1: First Name....
2: Middle Name....
3: Last Name....
4: Residential Address.....
5: Telephone No.....
6: Age...
7: Occupation....
8: Sex..

Please fill the above requirements and return it back immediately to
my personal mailbox: jamesentwistle.nigeriaembassy1@gmail.com , as
United States Consulate General to Nigeria, I have been empowered to
contact you and also submit your details to the paying bank, so
therefore I urge you to complete the above requirements, make no
mistakes or errors, as soon as I receive your particulars as required,
I will submit your information's to the paying bank for immediate
transfer of the $8.5Million US Dollars into your
checking/current/savings account, I await your immediate response,
Thanks and congratulations in advance.

James F. Entwistle.
United States Consulate General to Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Website: http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html
Personal mailbox: jamesentwistle.nigeriaembassy1@gmail.com

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