419 scam: "Ambassador Symington Stuart"<info@us.gov> Attention: Beneficiary!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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.
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348058060869 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ambsstuartsymington07@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ambassador Symington Stuart" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ambsstuartsymington07@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 14:57:13 +0100
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary!!!

U.S EMBASSY ABUJA

PLOT 1075 DIPLOMATIC DRIVE

CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA, ABUJA, NIGERIA

PHONE: +2348058060869

ATTN: Beneficiary,

OFFICIAL MEETING HAS BEEN HELD WITH THE PRESIDENT

OF NIGERIA 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($10,105,000.00 Million USD) 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.

JUST LIKE I HELPED TWO PERSONS THAT RECEIVED THEIR

FUNDS LAST YEAR 2016

THROUGH FEDEX COURIER SERVICE.

PROVEN YOU THE TRUTH, TRACK THE BELOW TRACKING

NUMBERS AND CONFIRM IT:

1.)WWW.FEDEX.COM

TRACKING NO: 628702131974

2.)WWW.FEDEX.COM

TRACKING NO: 618255167286

3.)WWW.FEDEX.COM

TRACKING NO: 800277347645

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 A VERY LUCKY AS I

SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND NOTHING CAN STOP

ME.

YOUR PACKAGE ($10,105,000.00 Million USD) MUST BE

REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR ME TO DEFEAT

ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS $188.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:....................CYRIL ifeanyichukwu

james

ADDRESS:..............................NIGERIA

TEXT QUESTION:....................... IN GOD?

ANSWER:.............................. WE TRUST.

AMOUNT: ..............................$188.

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:

http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/biography.html

EMAIL: (

ambsstuartsymington07@gmail.com )

TRULY,

AMBASSADOR STUART SYMINGTON

U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA.

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