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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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Fraud email example:

From: United State Embassy Nigeria <usembassyn@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: United State Embassy Nigeria <usembassyng@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:56:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GOOD NEWS


United States Consulate General Lagos
2 Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island, Lagos
Nigeria.
 
Attention:

My name is James F. Entwistle, the new United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The United States, Senate has confirmed my nomination on October 28, 2013 after being nominated for this position by U.S. President Barrack Obama on October 20th 2013. My credentials as the new Ambassador appointed were presented to His Excellency President Good luck Ebele Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 25th 2013. I am a career member of the senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor whose diplomatic career has been spent mostly in Africa or working on African issues. I served as U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a career member of the Senior Foreign Service (Minister Counselor)  From 2010-13. Prior to this, I served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand from July 2007 until June 2010. From 2003-06, I served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka with simultaneous accreditation to Maldives. My identity can be verified by simply clicking on the URL link below:
 
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html
 
 
However, following the resolution of the meeting held with His Excellency President Good luck Ebele Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday with some members of the Federal House of Senate,an agreement was reached that the sum of $3,500,000.00 USD must be paid out to you in the form of a compensation for all the years you have wasted in waiting for your funds to be released. Since i am having an official meeting with my government comes next week i decided to bring the package to your home and deliver them to you in cash. My first flight will land at Washington DC, before i take another trip to your destination.
 
You are urged as well to provide me your current telephone numbers to call you as soon as i get to your State, possible you reconfirm your present address or where you want me to meet with you to hand you over the package. I believe that after reading my website you will understand more about me, you can as well call me on my cell numbers to talk more, but try as much as possible to send the fees so that i can have your package registered as an ambassadorial package to avoid all odds. i give you my word that you will receive your fund as soon as possible.
 
The fee should me sent directly to the "Embassy Protocol Officer" with the below information:
 
NAME ------------- Odogwu Jude
ADDRESS -------- Asaba Delta State NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION ----- IN GOD
TEXT ANSWER ------- WE TRUST
Amount---------- $220
 
 
 
Congratulations!!!
 
 
Respectfully yours,
James F. Entwistle
US Ambassador to Nigeria
TELL: +234 8038727969
Mob: +234 8097058556
Email:usembassyng@outlook.com
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html




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