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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 Mary Beth Leonard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brown_m50@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 10:29:55 -0700
Subject: Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard | U.S. Embassy & Consulate ...

Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard | U.S. Embassy & Consulate ...
https://ng.usembassy.gov
Address: 1075Diplomatic Drive, Central Business Dis,
Abuja



Attn; Beneficiary,



I am Mrs Mary Beth Leonard U.S.A Ambassador to Nigeria. With reference to

your entitlement fund and inline with the CHANGE OF BENEFICARY'S

APPLICATION, signed by Mrs. Glenda F. Ward with your purported

authorization. This issue has been carefully examined and we have declined

Mrs. Ward's application as the application lacks regular signature. But Did you

ever instruct Mrs Glenda F. Ward to claim your fund worth US$7.000.000? Below

is the bank account information provided by Mrs Glenda F. Ward saying that

you authorized her to claim your fund that you are terminally ill.



Bank of America
Benf: N Micheal Igboalisi
ACCT: 586025513245
Routing: 111000025
Bank Address 9711 Bissonnet St. Houston, Tx 77036



If you had not authorized the change of your bank account in respect to your

outstanding entitlement Payment, therefore notify me immediately as the

notification / declaration was supported with a sworn affidavit from Lagos high

court ref: ilk /jj/202/k2015, dated 9th November 2020 and signed by Mrs. Glenda

Ward who claim and stated in the sworn declaration that you authorized her to

claim the said fund on your behalf to a different bank account in the U.S.A as

stated above because you were terminally ill and the Doctor who is incharge of

your case stated that you will not stay more than one Month before passing

away.



This development has caused lots of discrepancies in your payment file that is

why we had to suspend your payment and prompted to contact you directly

before re-validating your payment. You can be rest assured that I will do

everything within my capacity to successfully actualize the quick transfer of your

fund to any of your nominated bank account.



Kindly get back to me as soon as possible so that I will direct you on what to do.

with this details ,
Full name..........................................
Date of birth.......................................
Postal/address....................................
Sex......................................................
Nationality......................................…
Occupation.........................................
.Mobile telephone.................................
Office number..................................…
Valid Scanned copy of your ID...................
Statement of Confidentiality/Privacy: the information in this email and in

any attachment contains confidential information and is intended solely for

the attention and use of the named addressee(s). It may not be disclosed to any

person without authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person

responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient you are not authorized to

and must not disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it.


Sincerely Yours
Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard
. U.S Ambassador

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