419 scam: Mrs Mellisa Lewis <spam@adcs.ae> Contact me for your Long overdue Payment {Urgent Reply}

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mscarmanla@zing.vn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Mellisa Lewis <spam@adcs.ae>
Reply-To: <jaymchenryesq@foxmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 21:44:33 -0400
Subject: Contact me for your Long overdue Payment {Urgent Reply}

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring,Consulting and Investigations Division

From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General For Internal Oversight Services

To: Unpaid Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that I came to Accra, Ghana yesterday from Canada,
after series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from
Asia, Europe, South America and the United States of America respectively,
against the Ghanian Government and the British Government for the high
volume of fraudulent activities that are 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

Right now, as directed by UN secretary General named Ban Ki-Moon we are
working in collaborations with the Special Investigations Unit and we have
decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorized the
Government of Ghana to effect your overdue payment worth $14.5M into your
account without any delay as approved and instructed by CANADIAN
government and UNITED NATIONS.

Please note that the only fee you will pay to receive your fund is the
Notarization fee of US$250.00 only. Upon your response to this e-mail, I
shall provide you with our cashier's information, so as to enable you
remit the Notarization fee without any further delay.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some
top Nigerian, Ghana and United States Government Officials are interested
in your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Kevin
Brooks from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into
their personal account.

Note that I have a very limited time to stay in Ghana here, so I would
like you to urgently respond to this message. for reference purpose, your
are advice to reconfirm the below details.

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone&Fax:
7. State of Origin&Country

As soon as i hear from you,I can advise you on how best to confirm your
fund in your account within the next 48 hours. Looking forward to hearing
from you.

Sincerely yours,
Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal Oversight Services
Email address: mscarmanla@zing.vn

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