419 scam: "United States Ambassador." <jorge.rauber@fibertel.com.ar> Attention!!!

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "required fee " (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. )
- "service fee" (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. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
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.
- marknelso76@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "United States Ambassador." <jorge.rauber@fibertel.com.ar>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2023 00:32:18 -0300 (ART)
Subject: Attention!!!

This is Mark Nelson the United States Ambassador, I came down to Abuja Nigeria for an ECOWAS meeting and I was searching for some files in their office,

before I left I found out that you have not received your funds, and I asked the present ambassador Mrs. Lucy Tamlyn what happened that you have not receive

your fund and she said that you refused to pay the required fee for the delivery of your ATM CARD.
I'm contacting you this morning because the director of the ATM CARD center here in Abuja Nigeria said that they will divert your ATM CARD to the Government

Treasury just because you cannot pay for the service fee of your ATM CARD which is 195.00 United States Dollars only according to them.

But I told them to wait until I hear from you today so that I will know the reason why you rejected such an amount of money 7,500,000.00 United States

Dollars which will change your life just because of 195.00 United States Dollars. I want your urgent response as soon as you receive this email and explain

to me the reason why you have abandoned your ATM CARD because of 195.00 United States Dollars. But if you don't need it then I can change your name to

another person so that the Government will not claim this money but I know that you will love to have it.
Please my dear I want to help you to receive this funds because it was a big shock to me that you have not receive your ATM CARD and withdraw your money

since many years now and I'm very sorry for that and you will receive your funds before the end of this meeting which will take us 4days and I will be here

to monitor it until you receive your funds.

I will wait to hear from you today with the iTunes card information.
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your full details.

1) FULL NAMES:
2) DELIVERY ADDRESS:
3) PHONE NUMBER/
4) COUNTRY:

Sincerely,
Mr. Mark Nelson,
contact email;marknelso76@gmail.com
United States Former Ambassador.

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