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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: "AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE"<info@incekristal.com>
Reply-To: <ambassadorjf.entwistle99@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 22:00:03 -0400
Subject: U.S AMBASSADOR FUND NOTIFICATION..

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 $5.9 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 THIS LAST YEAR 2015 THROUGH FEDEX COURIER SERVICE.
 
PLEASE SEND YOUR INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BELOW:-
 
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME
 
2. CELL PHONE NUMBER
 
3. OCCUPATION
 
4. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO BRING THE PACKAGE).
 
 
 
YOU REALLY PAID MUCH IN REGARDS OF THE DELIVERY AND THAT'S SURPRISED ME. YOU ARE VERY LUCKY AS I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND NOTHING CAN STOP ME. ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE ONLY FEE THAT YOU WILL BE PAYING IN THIS TRANSACTION IS FOR THE REGISTRATION FEE OF $310 FOR YOUR BOX OF CONSIGNMENT TO BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE.
 
NOTE THAT ONCE THIS PACKAGE IS REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE IT WILL BE DELIVERED SAFELY TO YOUR DOORSTEP AS NO CUSTOMS OR IMMIGRATIONS OFFICIALS CAN EVER STOP THE PACKAGE ON THE PROCESS OF ME BRINGNG IT TO YOUR DESTINATION.
 
 
ACCESS MY WEBSITE AND READ BIOGRAPHY:
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html
 
CONTACT DETAILS BELOW
 
NAME: AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE.
 
EMAIL: { ambassadorjf.entwistle99@gmail.com }
 
 
TRULY,
 
 
AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE.
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA.

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