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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: " AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE" <usambassador820@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:12:22 -0700
Subject: DELIVERY OF TRUNK BOXES OF $2.5MILLION USD

US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
11 GARKI ROAD ABUJA
ABUJA, NIGERIA


DEAR BENEFICIARY



I SHALL BE COMING TO THE COUNTRY FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING BY NEXT WEEK
AND I WILL BE BRINGING YOUR INTEREST PAYMENT OF US$2.5M ALONG WITH ME
BUT THIS TIME I WILL NOT GO THROUGH CUSTOMS BECAUSE AS AMBASSADOR TO
ABUJA NIGERIA, I AM A UNITED NATION AGENT AND I HAVE THE VETOR POWER
TO GO THROUGH CUSTOMS.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 .

YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH AS I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND AND THAT IS
WHY I HAVE PERSONALLY INTERVENED . YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON
BECAUSE I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN
DO ABOUT IT.

YOUR PACKAGE(US$2.5M } MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE
FOR ME TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS USD$95.

THE FEE MUST BE PAID IN THE NEXT 50 HOURS VIA WESTERN
UNION/MONEY-GRAM SO THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE BEFORE
TIME WILL BE AGAINST US.

YOU SHOULD SEND THE FEE DIRECTLY TO THE CARGO REGISTRATION OFFICER
WITH THE INFO BELOW

NAME ----- NWANOKWAI UKADIKE
ADDRESS --- LAGOS , NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION -- WHAT COLOR
TEXT ANSWER -----BLUE
MTCN :....
AMOUNT : $95

(REPLY TO : usambassador820@gmail.com )
Direct Phone Number Tel: +234 7062419656

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 CONSIGNMENT
PACKAGE.

REGARD,

AMBASSADOR JAMES F. ENTWISTLE
US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
Contact E-mail : usambassador820@gmail.com
Direct Phone Number Tel: +234 7062419656

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