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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: "JAMES F. ENTWISTLE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesentwistle626@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:39:01 -0300
Subject: U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA!

U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

PLOT 1075 DIPLOMATIC DRIVE

CENTRAL
DISTRICT AREA, ABUJA


ATTN: BENEFICIARY.


AN OFFICIAL MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA AND MINISTER OF
FINANCE CONCERNING THE UNPAID AND UNCLAIMED FUNDS TO FOREIGN
BENEFICIARIES,I WAS VERY MUCH CONCERNED WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE
PAID MUCH MONEY AND YET HAVE NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS.THIS IS WHY I DECIDED
TO HELP.


I WILL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN OFFICIAL VISIT AND I WILL COME
ALONG WITH YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CONTAINING SUM OF $15.8 MILLION ALONG WITH
ME THROUGH UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO THE COUNTRY. BUT I WILL NOT
GO THROUGH CUSTOMS BECAUSE AS U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, AM U.S GOVERNMENT
AGENT AND HAVE THE VETO POWER TO PASS THROUGH CUSTOMS. JUST LIKE I HELPED
TWO PERSONS THAT RECEIVED THEIR FUNDS LAST YEAR 2015 THROUGH FEDEX COURIER
SERVICE.


ENSURE YOU TRACK IT FIRST TO CONFIRM BY YOUR SELF AND IMMEDIATELY AM
THROUGH WITH THE MEETINGS, I SHALL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR HOME,OK. PLEASE
SEND YOUR INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BELOW:-


1. YOUR FULL NAME

2. CELL PHONE NUMBER

3. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO BRING THE PACKAGE).

4. OCCUPATION



YOU REALLY PAID MUCH IN REGARDS OF THE DELIVERY AND THAT'S SURPRISED ME.
YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY AS I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND NOTHING CAN STOP
ME.


AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME
THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.I SHALL SEND MY FLIGHT SCHEDULE TO YOU.


ACCESS MY WEBSITE AND READ BIOGRAPHY:
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html


EMAIL: (jamesentwistle626@gmail.com)


TRULY,


AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE.
U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA.

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