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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: "Ms. Carman Lapointe" <demo2@ursolutions.ph>
Reply-To: mscarman0001@zing.vn
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 01:50:10 +0800
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

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 $8.5M 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 make the payment for

the Notarization 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
___________________________________________________________________________________
This message contains information intended solely for the addressee, which is confidential or private in nature. If you

are not the intended recipient, you may not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or any file

attached to this message. Any such unauthorised use, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this

message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, facsimile or telephone and thereafter delete the

original message from your machine.
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.

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