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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: <datadetails@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <miscarmanlapointe@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:00:48 +0100
Subject: Your payment by UN Under-Secretary-General For Internal Oversight Services

United Nations Office of International Oversight Services (OIOS)
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting and Investigations Division
From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight Services
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
It is my pleasure to introduce myself to you, My name is Ms. Carman L. Lapointe. I am the Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary- General For Internal Oversight Services assigned by the United Nations to settle Nigeria debt to her beneficiaries. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE LIMITED TIME TO EXECUTE YOUR FUND PAYMENT HENCE I WILL ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT ME URGENTLY FOR YOUR PAYMENT IN THIS FIRST QUARTER. PLEASE READ MY LETTER TO YOU AS FOLLOWS and adhere to my directives.
 
After series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from Australia, Asia, Europe, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going on in these two Nations. For more information about me kindly click on the below link or copy and paste on your web browser.
 
http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/usg.html
 
As directed by UN secretary General, we are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Government agencies to affect your overdue payment worth $10.5M into your account or issue you with ATM Card as you may wish without any further delay as approved and instructed by the UNITED NATIONS to process your fund from the JOINT FOREIGN DEBT SERVICING ACCOUNT of the United Nation/World Bank with Nigeria Government. In order to get paid instantly and without any hitch there is need for you to call me or contact me urgently so that I will tell you what must be done to get your fund paid to you. Once this is done, we shall have Bank of America to affect your overdue payment worth $10.5M only into your account without any further delay as the official bankers of the United Nations.  I am here now and I can assure you that your problems are over and I am well determined to assist you because I am a Woman and a Mother so I understand your pain.
 
Just yesterday my intelligent network has discovered that some top Nigerian Government Officials are interested in your fund and wants to divert it into their personal accounts. Note that I have a very limited time to stay here in Nigeria, so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I will advice you on what to do in order to receive your long awaiting fund. Kindly get back to me immediately with your full name, address and direct phone number for oral conversation.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight Services

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