419 scam: "AMBASSADOR W. STUART SYMINGTON" <checker@nippon-seiki.com> U.S Ambassador / Tag NO.:XXXX . ATTN: SIR ,

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ambwsymington@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "AMBASSADOR W. STUART SYMINGTON" <checker@nippon-seiki.com>
Reply-To: <ambwsymington@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 19:19:10 -0400
Subject: U.S Ambassador / Tag NO.:XXXX . ATTN: SIR ,

U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
PLOT 1075 DIPLOMATIC DRIVE
CENTRAL
DISTRICT AREA, ABUJA
NIGERIA

ATTN: SIR,

I HAVE MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA RECENTLY 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 WILL COME ALONG
WITH YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX CONTAINING SUM OF $15.8 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, AM U.S GOVERNMENT AGENT AND HAVE THE VETO POWER TO PASS THROUGH CUSTOMS.

I WILL BE WILLING TO HELP YOU AND IMMEDIATELY AM DONE WITH THE MEETTINGS 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 HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH IN REGARDS OF THE DELIVERY AND THAT'S SURPRISED ME. YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY AS I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND NOTHING CAN STOP ME.

YOUR PACKAGE ($15.8M) MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR
ME TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS $310.THE FEE MUST BE PAID IN THE NEXT 50 HOURS VIA WESTERN UNION SO THAT ALL NECESSARY
ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US.

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

RECEIVER'S NAME:....................OBED PAULLU
ADDRESS:.............................. LAGOS, NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION:....................... IN GOD?
ANSWER:.............................. WE TRUST.
AMOUNT: ..............................$310.
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.

ACCESS MY WEBSITE AND READ BIOGRAPHY:
https://ng.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador

EMAIL: { ambwsymington@aol.com }

TRULY,

AMBASSADOR W. STUART SYMINGTON
U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam