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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 Lucy Tamlyn <uurrrshafqrwvw@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn <officenotificationq301@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 22:37:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Please!


Rue Caporal Bernard Anani
01 BP 2012, Nairobi, Kenya
Office Tell: 

Attention Please!

I am Ambassador LUCY TAMLYN, sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya on October
23rd, 2016. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-
Counselor. I recently served as Director in the Office of the Special Envoy for
Sudan and South Sudan in the Department of State. Previously, I served the
Department of State as Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal.
Economic Counselor, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development, Paris, France. Provincial Reconstruction Team Leader, Erbil,
Iraq. And Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, N’Djamena, Chad. I've also
served at U.S. Missions to the United Nations in New York, Rome and Vienna, and
has also had assignments in Brazil, Mozambique, Colombia and Washington.

I would like to inform you that your funds issue was brought to my office this
morning because the director of the United Bank For Africa (U.B.A) here in
Kenya Republic said that they have uploaded your inheritance fund worth
($1,800,000,00) into a new Visa Card but since then they have not heard from
you, so the case was brought to my office in a view to Cancel your fund and
divert it into government treasuries account, because of your sudden silence
to comply with delivery terms and conditions. Then, I asked what are the
conditions but i was told that you are been required to pay the delivery
charges cost $75 but i told them to wait because there is no need to cancel the
payment that i will do my possible best to bring the issue to conclusion
since it has been brought to my office. To the best of my knowledge, i found
out that this fund is legitimate and i advise you should send the delivery
charges cost $75 to ship your Visa Card that contains your inheritance fund
that worth One Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only
($1,800,000.00). I guarantee that this fund will be delivered under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will
be here guiding you on the inheritance matter as well as backing you up with
all the necessary information that may be required.

What could be your reason of refusal and chosen to abandon such huge amount of
money? I want your urgent reconfirmation of your delivery information to me
such as your full name, address and telephone number as soon as you receive
this email. This could be the last opportunity you might have in receiving your
inheritance fund so do not fail to notice this wonderful moment to have your
fund that you have been looking for way to making it reality. I will be waiting
to hear from you with the $75 payment details inclouding your delivering info, 
as to resolve the issue as quickly as possible for you to receive your overdue payment.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTION:

RECEIVER NAME: Innocent Enemeuo 
COUNTRY: Kenya
CITY: Nairobi
TEST QUESTION:  Urgent
ANSWER: Today
AMOUNT: $75 USD
MTCN NUMBER. . . . ?

NOTE This message contains information about the bilateral relationship between
the United States of America and Republic of Kenya as well as foreign policy,
economic affairs, domestic issues, and U.S. society and values. Led by the
Ambassador, the U.S. Mission works to foster a friendly relationship between
the U.S. and Kenya for the benefit of both countries.

Best Regards,
U.S Ambassador to Kenya
Amb. LUCY TAMLYN
American Embassy
Nairobi, Kenya.

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