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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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Fraud email example:

From: "U.S. AMBASSADOR" <fileinformatic@gmail.com>
Reply-To: m.arthuraynor@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 14:34:44 +0100
Subject: US AMBASSADOR TO FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
2 Walter Carrington Cres, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria
Telephone: +234 813 241 6326


Dear Beneficiary,

I shall be coming to your country for an official meeting on Friday
16th/November/2018 and i shall be bringing your Fund of $15.5m along
with me but this time i will not go through Custom because as an
Ambassador to FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, I am a US GOVERNMENT AGENT
and i have the veto power to go through Custom. As soon as i am
through with my meeting i shall then proceed to your registered house
address with your Consignment Fund.

Without missing words, I am convinced 100% that you have had bitter
experience with various scam claiming to be high government officials
and thereby defrauding you of your 'hard-earned money'. The
activities of these scam has changed your perspective about
conducting business on the internet, and you now believed there is no
genuine business that can be conducted on the internet. Well, I am an
American and the internet was created by Americans for the purpose of
creating awareness for your products/services and conducting genuine
business with ease. I am fully committed to deliver the "diplomatic
consignment" to you at your door step within 48hours in order to
differentiate myself from the many Benin Republic, Nigeria and other
government officials you have dealt with.

I am a full citizen of the United States, but I was on a Foreign
Mission here in NIGERIA as a US Ambassador. Hence, I am making every
effort to ensure that no citizen of the United States and other part
of the world is cheated by Nigeria, Benin Republic. Therefore, I need
your utmost support and understanding to actualize this dream. I also
want you to understand that I do trust you and I expect you to show me
the same trust and respect in return since trust is a 2-way street.
On the other hand, trust is a relationship of reliance. Trust also
means being able to predict what other people will do and what
situations will occur.

Trust is both an emotional and logical act. Emotionally, it is where
you expose your vulnerabilities to people, but believing they will not
take advantage of your openness. Logically, it is where you have
assessed the probabilities of gain and loss, calculating expected
utility based on hard performance data, and concluded that the person
in question will behave in a predictable manner. In practice, trust is
a bit of both. I trust you because I have experienced your
trustworthiness by merely believing in what I have said, even when you
have not seen me, and because I have faith in human nature.

Frankly speaking, I understand that anyone in your shoes will feel
betrayed, but I still want you to show me your trust by giving me the
benefit of doubt on this delivery arrangement. My identity and
personality is verifiable, and I promise to deliver the consignment to
you safely without any hitch. YOUR PACKAGE ($15.5m) MUST BE REGISTERED
AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE as planned. Do not allow this mission to
die off because of $320 US Dollars for the registration fee of your
Consignment Luggage, I meant so well for you and I believe you will
appreciate me more when you have finally received your payment of
$15,500.000.00 US Dollars upon my arrival with the package in your
country.

I will use my position and personality to deposit the $15,500.000.00
USD into your bank account without questioning from the financial
monitoring authorities, since all documentations proving the
legitimacy of the funds has been processed. Please don't see me as one
of the numerous dubious Benin Republic or Nigeria you have dealt with
in the past. I am a different person entirely and I come from a
different continent. I have the American spirit in me and I hate
cheaters. I promise to always uphold the national unity of the United
State. Please reply back ASAP and let me know your possibility of
sending the $320 US Dollars today. You can send it via Western Union
Money Transfer with the below information, please copy the name
correctly outline below to avoid mistake.

Account Officer Info: WESTERN UNION Money transfer only.

Receiver's Name:......Kenneth Chimezie Nwakaeze
Country:....... Nigeria
City:....... Lagos
Amount:.......$320 US Dollars

Reference. . . .
Sender's Name. . .
Sender's Address. . .
Sender's Telephone number:......

As soon as you send the fee make sure you send the payment
information. My Flight is Friday 16th/November/2018 and i expect you
to comply before time then so that the delivery will be completed. If
you do not comply, then it will not be my fault if you do not receive
your Package.

I hope you will understand and follow my instruction to enable me
serve you better.

Signed
Ambassador W. Stuart Symington
US AMBASSADOR TO FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Email: m.arthuraynor@yahoo.com
Telephone: +234 8132416326

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