419 scam: "James F. Entwistle"<jamese@gmail.com> CONSULAR AFFAIRS US HIGH COMMISSION NIGERIA

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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: "James F. Entwistle" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <consularaffairs.ushighcommissi@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 12:30:40 +0100
Subject: CONSULAR AFFAIRS US HIGH COMMISSION NIGERIA

Bureau Of Consular Affairs

US High Commission Nigeria

11 Garki road Abuja

Abuja, Nigeria

I am writing to inform you about a your consignment fund approved on Friday last week by Mr. Godwin Emefiele the new Central Bank Governor Nigeria, to be deliver to you as your compensation Inheritance Fund due to be paid to you. Note your name and email address was shown on the tag as the original owner of the consignment.

Please confirm if you know about it because I shall be coming to America next week to have a brief meeting with the US Secretary of states and I will bring your consignment along with me and deliver it to you as the original owner because as US Ambassador to Nigeria and US security agent, is our duty to protect our people from any harm or danger based on the volume of SCAM going on.

Further get back to me with update to enable me proceed and bring your consignment fund along with me and deliver it to your address that is why you will be require to pay $350 to our Cargo Registry Officer to enable him register your consignment fund as an ambassadorial package to enable me defeat all ODDs and to avoid any kind of inspection on your consignment.

Kindly let me know if you are aware of this or not and re-confirm to the information listed below.

(1)Your full name: (2)Your delivery address:(3)Your direct telephone number: (4)Your picture photo, Passport or ID card for proper identification of who you are. (5)Your nearest airport.(6)Sex and Age: (7)Your Occupation

I will wait to get an urgent response from you.

Regards.

James F. Entwistle

U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria

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