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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 L. Lapointe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Carman_Lapointe@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:20:56 -0600
Subject: Unpaid Beneficiary

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 Nigeria 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 Federal Government of Nigeria and the
British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going
that is 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 Nigerian Financial Crime
Commission/agencies and we have decided to waive away all your
clearance fees/Charges and authorized the Government of Nigeria to
effect your overdue payment worth $10.5M only into your account
without any delay as approved and instructed by CANADIAN government
and UNITED NATIONS. But the only fee you will pay to receive your fund
is the Notarization fee. Upon your request, I will tell you the amount
and also send you the payment information you will use in sending the
Notarization fee.
 
 
Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that
some top Nigerian and Canadian Government Officials are interested in
your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard
Graves 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 Nigeria here so I
would like you to urgently respond to this message with your full
name, full address,direct phone number so that I can advise you on how
best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours.
Once again, the only fee you will pay to receive your fund is the
Notarization fee. Upon your request, I will tell you the amount and
also send you the payment information you will use in sending the
Notarization fee. You can reach me with below information:
 
Email Address: (Carman_Lapointe@qq.com)
 
Sincerely yours,
Ms. Carman L.Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal Oversight Services

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