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This is perhaps the cheekiest 419 con I have ever come across because the person claims he IS the US Ambassador to NIgeria and actually uses the genuine Ambassador's name to try and con money out of potential victims.
This is typical of a 419 fraud and you should read this letter carefully to ensure you see how the crooks operate and why you should never respond to their letters or emails.

US AMBASSADOR CONSULATE
PLOT 1075, DIPLOMATIC DRIVE
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
ABUJA, NIGERIA.

Dear Sir/ Madam

My name is Terence Patrick McCulley, the new United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The United States Senate had confirmed my nomination on August 5 2010 after being nominated for this position by U.S. President Barack Obama on June 28, 2010. My credentials as the new Ambassador appointed were presented to His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 2, 2010.

I am a career member of the senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor whose diplomatic career has been spent mostly in Africa or working on African issues.

I served most recently as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prior to this, I was the U.S. Ambassador to Mali, and I have served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassies in Tunisia, Senegal and Togo. Other overseas postings include Niger, South Africa, India and Chad. In Washington, I was the senior desk officer for Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Assistance.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in European history and French language and literature in University of Oregon in Eugene, and I also attend the Universit� de Haute Bretagne in Rennes, France, from 1979-1980 as a Rotary Foundation Graduate Fellow, and also attend the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. My identity can be verified by simply clicking on the URL link below:

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

However, following the resolution of the meeting held with His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday with some members of the Federal House of Senate, an agreement was reached that the sum of $900,000.00 USD must be paid out to you in the form of a compensation for all the years you have wasted in waiting for your funds to be released. Hence, the $900,000.00 USD compensation fund has been instructed to be paid out to you in the form of a CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK CHECK drawn on Bank of New York.
The said BANK CHECK will be packaged inside a U.S Embassy Official Envelope to be sent to you via Postal Mail at no cost to your mailing address. And the time frame for delivery is 72 hours, which is 3 days since it would be sent via a Postal Mail Service.
Meanwhile, a "Custom Duty Bond" must be obtained from the Nigerian Customs Authority at a fee of $145.00 USD for a full clearance certification on the BANK CHECK.

Hence, the $145.00 dollar fee must be paid within 24 hours upon your receipt of this notification via western union or Money Gram, so that all necessary arrangement can be made ahead of time.The fee should me sent directly to the "Embassy Protocol Officer" as soon as i hear from you i will then send you the information for the payment:

Please take note that the "Custom DUTY BOND" and the BANK CHECK will be packaged together inside the U.S Embassy Official Envelope for immediate dispatch to your mailing address. Hence, you are advised to comply as requested to enable me discharge my official duty accordingly.

Congratulations!!!

Respectfully yours,
Terence P. McCulley
US Ambassador to Nigeria

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