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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: "JAMES F. ENTWISTLE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < james.f.entwistle14@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 17:18:45 +0200
Subject: US HIGH COMMISSION NIGERIA

DEPARTMENT OF STATES UNITED STATE
BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS
US HIGH COMMISSION NIGERIA
11 GARKI ROAD ABUJA
ABUJA, NIGERIA
TEL:234-8092757684
EMAIL:james.f.entwistle14@gmail.com
WEBSITE: http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html
 
 
ATTN:BENEFICIARY,
 
AFTER OUR MEETING HELD FOR THE PAST WEEKS WITH DIRECTORS AND SECRETARY
TO THE IMF, UNITED NATIONS,US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SUSAN
RICE,NIGERIA PRESIDENT,WORLD BANK AND OTHER UNITED STATES
REPRESENTATIVE IN FULL ATTENDANCE.THE ABOVE ORGANIZATIONS AFTER HER
PROLONGED
DELIBERATION ON SERIES OF COMPLAIN RECEIVED CONCERNING THE GLOBAL SCAM
GOING ON ALL OVER THE WORLD.NOTE WE HAVE AGREED AND CONCLUDED TO PAY
ALL BENEFICIARY THERE CONTRACT INHERITANCE PAYMENT AND ALSO COMPENSATE
ALL VICTIMS TO SCAM WITH CLEAR VERIFIABLE PROOF WITH $15.5MILLION
EACH, THIS INCLUDES VICTIMS OF PURPORTED FOREIGN
CONTRACT,INHERITANCE,INVESTMENT,DATING,LOTTERY AND ALL SORT OF SCAM
TOGETHER WITH BENEFICIARY THAT ALLEGEDLY HAD UNFINISHED TRANSACTION
PAYMENT FAILED DUE TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES ETC.
                                                            `
I SHALL  BE COMING TO THE UNITED STATES FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING BY
NEXT WEEK AND I WILL BE BRINGING YOUR INTEREST COMPENSATION
INHERITANCE / CONTRACT PAYMENT VALUED US$15.5M ALONG WITH ME BECAUSE I
WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR AMERICAN BENEFICIARY, EUROPE AND ASIA
HAVE LOST A VERY HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN AFRICA MOSTLY NIGERIA OVER
THEIR INTEREST COMPENSATION INHERITANCE / CONTRACT PAYMENT THAT IS WHY
I HAVE PERSONALLY INTERVENED TO MAKE SURE I PERSONALLY DELIVER YOUR
FUND TO YOU.I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE A BRIEFING WITH THE SECRETARY OF
STATES BY NEXT WEEK YOU SHOULD SEND YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER AND THE
ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO BRING THE CONSIGNMENT PACKAGE TO YOU. YOU
HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH MONEY OVER THIS AS I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND
AND THAT IS WHY I HAVE PERSONALLY INTERVENED TO MAKE SURE I PERSONALLY
ASSIST TO DELIVER YOUR FUND TO YOU.
 
YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON BECAUSE I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND
THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO ABOUT IT.I WILL NOT GO THROUGH CUSTOMS
BECAUSE AS A US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, I AM A US GOVERNMENT AGENT AND
I HAVE  THE VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH CUSTOMS WITHOUT ANYONE
INSPECTING, SCANNING OR X-RAY THE CONSIGNMENT PARCEL / PACKAGE TO KNOW
THE CONTENT.YOU ARE ONLY ADVICE TO FOLLOW THE LEGAL PROCESS AS YOU
WILL BE INSTRUCTED BY ME THAT IS WHY YOUR CONSIGNMENT PACKAGE OF
(US$15.5M } MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR ME TO
DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT  IS $795.00
 
THE FEE MUST BE PAID TO THE CARGO REGISTRATION OFFICER IN THE NEXT 50
HOURS VIA WESTERN UNION/MONEY-GRAM SO THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT
CAN BE MADE  BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US.FURTHER YOU ARE HEREBY
ADVICE TO RE-CONFIRM INFORMATION LISTED BELOW:
 
YOUR FULL NAME: ..............................
YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS:.........................
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE:........................
YOUR AGE AND SEX: ............................
YOUR OCCUPATION: .............................
YOUR PASSPORT: ...............................
YOUR COMPANY NAME AND POSITION: ..............
YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT: ........................
 
UPON THE RECEIPT OF MAIL RESPONSE AND THE REQUIRE INFORMATION NEEDED,
I WILL SEND THE PAYMENT INFORMATION WHERE YOU WILL SEND REGISTERING
FEE BECAUSE YOU SHOULD SEND THE FEE DIRECTLY TO THE CARGO REGISTRATION
OFFICER TO ENABLE HIM REGISTER YOUR CONSIGNMENT PARCEL / PACKAGE AS AN
AMBASSADORIAL PARCEL / PACKAGE.
 
MY TRIP WILL BE BY MID NEXT WEEK AND I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY BEFORE
THEN SO THAT THE DELIVERY CAN BE COMPLETED. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN
IT  WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUND PAID TO YOU
VIA CASH DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP.
 
TREAT AS URGENT,
 
JAMES F. ENTWISTLE,
US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
Email: james.f.entwistle14@gmail.com

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