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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: "Mr.James F.Entwistle" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usaambassadorinnigeria@barid.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:40:06 +0330
Subject: YOUR UNCLIAM FUND IS READY NOW

United States Diplomatic Mission
United States of American Embassy
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive. Central District Area,
Abuja, Nigeria

THIS MAIL IS ONLY FOR THE OWNER OF THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS

Attention:Beneficiary,
Please i want to inform you that your payment file was brought to my desk this morning because the director of the western union here in Nigeria said that they will divert your fund to the Government Treasury account just because you failed to fulfill the obligations given to you by the Western Union. But i told them to wait until i hear from you today so that i will know the reason why you decided to loose such amount of money $10.5m which will change your life just because of $95.00 dollars.
I want your urgent response as soon as you receive this email and explain to me the reason why you should abandon your fund or if you don't need it then i can change your name to another person so that the corrupt Government officials of Nigeria will not claim this money for their selfish interest.
YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION IS NEEDED.
Your Full Name:_______
Your Private Phone Number:_____
Home Address:_______
Sex/Occupation:______
Age:_______
Your Identification Id:____
I will wait to hear from you now.
Mr.James F.Entwistle.
United States Ambassador to {Nigeria}
E-mail:usaambassadorinnigeria@barid.com
Call me at +234-7080-3111-06

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