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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 EMBASSY IN NIGERIA <h7@MICKYGUARDLTD.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <entwistlej96@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 04:10:45 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FUND APPROVED

>From Office of USA Ambassador to Nigeria
Plot 1075 diplomatic drive
Central district
Area, Abuja

Dear Sir/Ma,

My name is ambassador James F. Entwistle the present USA ambassador to Nigeria. This is to inform you that after an official meeting held with the president of Nigeria president Buhari concerning unpaid and unclaimed funds to foreign beneficiaries, I was very much annoyed when I found out from your file that you have paid so much money yet you have not still receive your compensation funds for that reason I have personally decided to help get a bank draft of US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United State Dollars only) which the ministry of finance has sign on your name. The bank check shall be deliver to you through the United States Diplomatic mission.

In view of the above, you are to reconfirm to me your bellow information for the delivery of your fund by next week as soon as I got your response.
1. Your full name
2. Cell phone number
3. Address where you want us to send the package

The cost of registering is just $130 as paid by others who just received their funds presently. The fee must be paid in the next 72 hours via western union or money gram so that all necessary arrangement can be made before time will be against us. you are to contact my secretary DESMOND JOEL for the registration of the check:

Contact name: DESMOND JOEL
Address: Lagos Nigeria
Contact email: jdesmond014@yahoo.com

Please contact my secretary with his information stated and send him the $130 for the registration of the check before next week to enable us dispatch your package to you immediately. You can go through my website and read my biography: (http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html)

Note: as soon as you send the $130 I will instruct my secretary to dispatch your package with immediate effect to your address to hand over the check to you for deposit to your bank account there.

Yours Sincerely Ambassador
James F. Entwistle
USA Ambassador to Nigeria

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