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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: US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA <ambassadoroffice110@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usambassadortonigeria@live.com
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:13:51 +0100
Subject: US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
11 GARKI ROAD ABUJA
ABUJA, NIGERIA

ATTN:

My name is James F. Entwistle the new Ambassador to the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.The United States Senate hadconfirmed my
nomination on October 28, 2014.From 2010-14 i served as U.S.
Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a career member
of the Senior Foreign Service (Minister Counselor) 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.

I joined the Foreign Service in January, 1981.I served in Yaounde,
Douala and Niamey from 1981-86. From 1986-90 I was a watch officer in
the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the desk officer for Kenya
and Uganda in the Bureau of African Affairs. From 1991-94, i headed
the Refugee Assistance Unit at Embassy Bangkok with extensive travel
to Cambodia. After serving as Deputy Chief of Mission in Bangui
1994-95,i worked in the Bureau of Consular Affairs in the Department
until my assignment as Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S.
Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1999-2003. I am a graduate of
Davidson College in North Carolina.My foreign languages are French and
Thai.I am married to Pamela G. Schmoll. we have two children.

My identity can be verified by simply clicking on the URL link below:

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


HOWEVER I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING AND
I WILL BE BRINGING YOUR FUND OF $15.5M ALONG WITH ME BUT THIS TIME I
WILL NOT GO THROUGH CUSTOMS BECAUSE AS AN AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, I AM
A US GOVERNMENT AGENT AND I HAVE THE VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH CUSTOMS.


YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH IN THIS DELIVERY THAT MAKES ME WONDER.
YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON BECAUSE I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND
THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO ABOUT IT.


SO RE-CONFIRM THE INFORMATION BELOW SO THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MISTAKES:

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) YOUR CURRENT HOUSE ADDRESS:
3) DIRECT TELEPHONE:
4) OCCUPATION & AGE:


AS SOON AS I AM THROUGH WITH THE MEETING I SHALL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR
ADDRESS. MY FLIGHT IS THIS MONTH AND I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY BEFORE
THEN SO THAT THE DELIVERY CAN BE COMPLETED. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN
IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE


BEST REGARDS,
US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

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