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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 LUCY TAMLYN" <"www."@tulip.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: " AMBASSADOR LUCY TAMLYN" <usa.ambassadorbenin@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:38:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: U.S AMBASSADOR FUND NOTIFICATION

U.S AMBASSADOR FUND NOTIFICATION.
AMBASSADOR LUCY TAMLYN
AUGUST 11Th 11:49 AM
U.S AMBASSADOR TO BENIN


ATTN: BENEFICIARY.

AN OFFICIAL MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA/BENIN 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 $55.8 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 /BENIN, AM A U.S GOVERNMENT AGENT AND HAVE THE VETO POWER TO PASS THROUGH CUSTOMS. JUST LIKE I HELPED TWO PERSONS THAT RECEIVED THEIR FUNDS THIS YEAR 2017 THROUGH FEDEX COURIER SERVICE. PROVEN YOU THE TRUTH, TRACK THE BELOW TRACKING NUMBERS AND CONFIRM IT:

1.)WWW.FEDEX.COM TRACKING NO: 800277347645
2.)WWW.FEDEX.COM TRACKING NO: 395659915113418
3)WWW.DHL.COM TRACKING NUMBER..7094651826.. HIS NAME IS ALPHA DIALLO...CALIFORNIA USA

THEY RECEIVED THEIR CONSIGNMENT BOX,WHILE MR ALPHA RECEIVED UBA ATM CARD.
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).

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. YOUR PACKAGE ($55.8M) MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR ME TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS $45.00.THE FEE MUST BE PAID IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM SO THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US.HAVE IN MIND THAT YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO FEAR OR WORRY ABOUT OK,,,
I SHALL MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX AGAINST ALL ODDS..
I HAVE PUT A SMILE ON MANY FACES AND YOU ARE LUCKY YOU'RE THE NEXT,,
THIS IS NOT A FLUKE OK,SO DONT HAVE A DOUBLE MIND ABOUT LOOSING YOUR FUND OR BEEN SCAMMED,,,OK,
IF YOU FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS DILIGENTLY,,
YOU WILL HAVE A REASON TO CELEBRATE THIS YEAR,,,
AND MAKE SURE YOU KEEP A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAIGN FOR ME WHEN I ARRIVE AND A CIGAR TOO..

SEND THE FEE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY OR MONEY GRAM TRANSFER:

RECEIVER'S NAME:....................MR. NDUKU PAUL
ADDRESS:...................... ........ .PORTO NOVO,, BENIN REPUBLIC
TEXT QUESTION:..................... .. IN GOD?
ANSWER:....................... ....... WE TRUST.
AMOUNT: .............................. $45.00
SENDER NAME AND ADDRESS.

AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.I SHALL SEND MY FLIGHT SCHEDULE TO YOU VIA
EMAIL: { usa.ambassadorbenin@yahoo.com }

Enter your password
NEXT ASK QUESTIONS....+229 99738128


MY AGENT IN VIRGINIA,,,, +1(989) 439-0848 ...FRENCH FINANCIAL MINISTERIE IN VIRGINIA

TRULY,

AMBASSADOR LUCY TAMLYN
U.S AMBASSADOR TO BENIN

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