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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 <jacintao804@gmail.com>
Reply-To: MaryBethLeonard2001@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:01:28 -0700
Subject: Embassy of the United States of America

Embassy of the United States of America
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive
Central District Area, Abuja.
CHECK HERE VIEW MY DATA:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Nigeria

I ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECIPIENT OF YOUR EMAIL WHICH IS WELL NOTED AND
UNDERSTOOD,BE INFORM THAT THIS E-MAIL,IS NOT A HOAX OR SCAM, THIS IS MY
IDENTIFICATION ID TO PROVE YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE RIGHT US AMBASSADOR TO
NIGERIA, I BELIEVE IT IS VERY HUMAN AND NORMAL THE WAY YOU FELL AND THINK
ABOUT THIS, WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD AND HEARD/SEEN. BUT ONE THING REMAINS
STATIC HERE TRANSPARENT HONESTY THAT WILL LEAD TO THIS CONCLUSION OF YOUR
FUND DELIVERY.

WITHOUT MISSING WORDS I AM CONVINCE 100% THAT YOU HAVE HAD BITTER
EXPERIENCE WITH VARIOUS SCAMMERS CLAIMING TO BE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BANK
AND HEREBY DEFRAUDING YOU FROM YOUR HARD-EARNED MONEY, THE ACTIVITY OF
THESE SCAMMERS HAS CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ABOUT CONDUCTING BUSINESS ON
THE INTERNET AND YOU NOW BELIEVE THERE IS NO GENUINE BUSINESS THAT CAN BE
CONDUCT ON THE INTERNET WELL I AM AMERICAN AND THE INTERNET WAS CREATED BY
AMERICAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING AWARENESS FOR YOUR PRODUCT/SERVICE AND
CONDUCTING GENUINE BUSINESS WITH EASE.

MY FRIEND, I AM NOT IN THE POSITION TO DEDUCT FROM YOUR TOTAL FUND, YOU
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE GOOD INTENTION FOR YOU, HOWEVER THIS IS NOT
A FLOCK AND SHOULD BE HANDLE WITH EXTREME CONFIDENTIALITY.SINCERELY YOU ARE
A LUCKY PERSON BECAUSE I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT SOME TOP NIGERIA CITIZEN
AND BRITISH GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO THERE RANK IS HIGHER THAN MY ARE
INTERESTED IN YOUR FUND AND THEY ENGAGE YOUR MONEY INTO INTERNATIONAL FOREX
TRADE MARKET WERE THEY ARE MAKING DOUBLE PROFIT WITH YOUR MONEY AND AS A
RESULT OF THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND WITHOUT ANY MORE
DELAY..

I KNOW YOU WILL BE DOUBTING THE CONTENT OF MY EMAIL DUE TO THE RATE OF SCAM
ACTIVITY HAPPENING IN THE INTERNET, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPE OF PEOPLE
YOU DO NOT NEED TO JUDGE ALL IN THE SAME MANNER BECAUSE OF YOUR PAST... BUT
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO HARM IN TRYING, YOU NEED TO GIVE
PEOPLE CHANCE TO PROVE THERE VALUES TO YOU BEFORE JUMPING INTO CONCLUSION
WITHOUT KNOWING MORE OF THEM SEEMS UNREASONABLE ... AM NOT WRITING TO SWEET
TALK YOU INTO DOING WHAT IS NOT YOUR MIND BUT I THINK ANY GOOD FRIENDSHIP
GOES WITH SLOW PROCESS. I KNOW YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE ME BUT YOU SHOULD NOT
ALLOW IT TO AFFECT YOUR FUTURE BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPEN IN LIFE YOU
NEED TO FORGE AHEAD AND BE STRONG.. I GIVE YOU MY WORD TAKE ME TO COURT IF
I FAIL YOU. YOUR RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED ON YOUR BEST OPTION SUITED FOR
YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND.

Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard
TELEPHONE NUMBER
CHECK HERE VIEW MY
DATA:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Nigeria

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