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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: "From The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, " <internationalmonetaryfundheado@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 06:44:58 -0700
Subject: AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.

US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
11 GARKI ROAD ABUJA
ABUJA , NIGERIA

ATTN : GOOD NEWS,

I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY,FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING ON THUSDAY
AND I WILL BE BRINGING YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS OF (US$5,000,000.00)
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.AS SOON AS I AM THROUGH WITH THE
MEETING I SHALL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR ADDRESS.

(SEND YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER AND THE ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO
BRING THE PACKAGE)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.

YOUR PACKAGE(US$5,000,000.00) MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL
PACKAGE FOR ME TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS
$225.THE FEE MUST BE PAID IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS VIA WESTERN UNION SO
THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST
US.

SEND THE FEE VIA MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

Receivers Name: Nelson Ibeto
Receivers Address: Lagos Nigeria
Amount to be Sent: $225 US Dollars.
Question: Who
Answer: Best

AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.

IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT
RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE

Mr James Entwistle,

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria,

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