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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: <test@solutiononce.com>
Reply-To: williamsstuat@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:30:37 +0430
Subject: Hello Good Friend

U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
PLOT 1075 DIPLOMATIC DRIVE
u. CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA, ABUJA
EMAIL----{williamsstuat@hotmail.com}



ATTN: MY GOOD FRIEND,

AFTER AN OFFICIAL MEETING HELD WITH THE PRESIDENT

OF NIGERIA AND MINISTER OF FINANCE CONCERNING

UNPAID AND UNCLAIMED FUNDS TO FOREIGN

BENEFICIARIES, JUST LIKE YOU. I WAS VERY MUCH

ANNOYED WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT YOU PAID MUCH MONEY

YET YOU NEVER RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS. THAT IS WHY I

DECIDED TO HELP YOU.

I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN OFFICIAL

MEETING AND I WILL BE BRINGING YOUR ATM CARD WORTH

$5.9 MILLION ALONG WITH ME THROUGH UNITED STATES

DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO YOUR COUNTRY. BUT THIS TIME

I WILL NOT GO THROUGH CUSTOMS BECAUSE AS A USA

AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, I AM A USA GOVERNMENT AGENT

AND I HAVE THE VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH

CUSTOMS.JUST AS I HELPED FOUR OTHER PEOPLE TO

RECEIVED THEIR FUNDS LAST Month THROUGH FEDEX

COURIER SERVICE AND TNT COURIER SERVICE.


AND AS SOON AS I AM THROUGH WITH THE MEETING I

SHALL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR HOME..(SEND YOUR

INFORMATION:

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. CELL PHONE NUMBER
3. 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 ATM VISA CARD

WORTH THE SUM OF ($5.9M) MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN

AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR ME TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS

AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS $120 AND THE FEE

MUST BE PAID TO OUR RECEIVING AGENT IN THE UNITED

STATE IN 24 HOURS.
THE FEE MUST BE PAID IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS TO OUR

RECEIVING AGENT IN THE STATE VIA WESTERN UNION SO

THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE BEFORE

TIME WILL BE AGAINST US.

THE ONLY FEE YOU ARE TO SEND IS THE REGISTRATION

FEE WHICH WILL COST YOU $120 ONLY AND I WILL BE

COMING TO YOUR ADDRESS WITH YOUR CARD AS SOON AS

YOUR PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED BY OUR RECEIVING AGENT

IN THE STATE BE REST ASSURE THIS IS %100 FOR REAL

SO DO NOT FIND IT DIFFICULT TO TRUST ME BECAUSE

YOU MIGHT LOSE THIS LAST CHANCE OF CLAIMING YOUR

ATM CARD.

SEND THE $120 VIA WESTERN UNION TO MY ACCOUNTING

OFFICER MRS. CELESTINE RODERICK WITH THE BELOW

INFORMATION TODAY

Receiver's name: Celestine Roderick
Address: 3551 forestdale Dr Burlington

NC 27215 USA
Test question: In God?
Answer: We Trust
Amount : $120
MTCN :



MAKE SURE YOU PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT TODAY

BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US AND I SHALL BE

COMING TO YOUR ADDRESS WITH YOUR CARD. ONCE AGAIN

DO NOT SEND ABOVE $120 BECAUSE THAT IS THE FIXED

PRICE YOU MUST PAY AND THERE IS NO OTHER PAYMENT

TAKE NOTE.
I SHALL SEND MY FLIGHT SCHEDULE TO YOU.

MY FLIGHT IS TUESDAY AND I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY

BEFORE THEN SO THAT THE DELIVERY CAN COMMENCE. IF

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

YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE EMAIL ME AT U.S

AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

AMBASSADOR Williams Stuart
U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
williamsstuat@hotmail.com

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