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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" <ms_carmanlapointe@nokiamail.com>
Reply-To: ms_carmanlapointe@gmx.com
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 01:13:38 +0600
Subject: Reconfirm The Information Needed


ATTN: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY,
RE: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT / INHERITTANCE CASH PAYMENT
PAYMENT #: UN / GOH / MOF / BOG / 04/13

We write to you consequent upon series of complaints from the USA Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The London Metropolitan Police and other
Security agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica against the
Governments of The Great Britain and several African Nations especially
Nigeria and South Africa on the alarming rate of scam activities going on
in these countries. You can go through our website- http :
//www.un.org/sg/senstaff_ details.asp smgID = 147? We have met with the
Presidents / Heads of States of the affected Countries who have Been
Claimed That THEY doing to Ensure That Their bests the affected Victims /
Beneficiaries receive their funds after all in their accounts.

As directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, We are currently
working in collaborations with the Government of Ghana and the
International Police (Interpol) and have authorized the Central Bank of
Ghana (BOG) Immediately to the payment of compensations Effect of an
Initial SUM of Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US $ 20.50M)
Both as Approved by the Government of Ghana and the United Nations
Organization respectively in Favour of the affected Beneficiaries.
Interestingly, the alarming discovery is that some top Nigerian, Ghanaian
and British Government Officials are really the brain behind the
misfortunes of the affected beneficiaries including you and are working in
collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from the USA to frustrate you
and other affected persons in the bid to receive your funds into and
thereafter divert Them Their Personal Accounts.

NOW WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW BEING PROCESSED AND
WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS A LETTER OF CONSENT IS RECEIVED FROM
YOU WITH SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION RECONFIRMATIONS. PLEASE NOTE
THAT FROM OUR RECORDS, A COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF US $ 20,500,000.00
(TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS
SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE CONSENT LETTER FROM YOU. PLEASE KINDLY RE-CONFIRM
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THUS:

(1 ) FULL NAMES ==============================
(2) FULL ADDRESS: =========== ============
(3) DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER: ========================
(4) MOBILE NUMBER: = ============================
(5) SEX: ================= ================ .
(6) PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION: =====================
(7) AGE: = =======================
(8) RADIOLOGICAL: ====================== ===

AS SOON AS THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED REQUISITE, YOUR PAYMENT WILL
BE MADE TO YOU VIA DIPLOMATIC COURIER DELIVERY CASH IN-WORLD BANK AND IMF
Accordance RECOMMENDATIONS TO OR THROUGH THE PAYMENT BY SWIFT BANK OF
GHANA AS THE CASE MAY BE. NOTE : You are Advised to STOP now you have
every Communication with Respect to anyone in your payment in Order not to
jeopardize Our ​​arrangement of your payment to Effect Banking
Fund Within 72 Hours. We have very Limited time payments to Work out here
in Africa and so Would Need urgent Responses to this message to enable US
Advise you appropriately. Email: ms_carmanlapointe@gmx.com

Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe

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