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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: "Mrs Carman L. Lapointe" <ml521309@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs Carman L. Lapointe" <mrsclle@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 10:50:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM UNITED NATION'S OFFICE YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT RELEASED


Attention My Dear It Pleased to introduce myself to you, My name is Mrs Carman L. Lapointe. I am the Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary- General For Internal Oversight Services assigned by the United Nations to settle Benin/Nigeria Ghana debt to her beneficiaries. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE LIMITED TIME TO EXECUTE YOUR FUND PAYMENT HENCE I WILL ADVICE YOU TO COMPLY WITH ME URGENTLY FOR YOUR FUND RELEASE.
 
After series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from International Bodies and Organization's respectively, against the Federal Government of Benin Nigeria and Ghana and the British and France Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going on in these two Nations Their Conolizied Mamter's .  
 
As directed by secretary General United Nations Mr Ban Ki Moon, This Organization are working in collaborations with the West African Government agencies to affect your overdue payment worth $12.5 Milllion US Dollars into your Useful Bank Acc or issue you with ATM Visa or Master Card that will be valid universialy as you may wish without any further delay as approved and instructed by the (UN) to process your fund from the an UNIVERSAL BASIC DEBT SERVICING ACCOUNTS of the United Nations/World Bank with Western African 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 $12.5 Milllion US Dollars 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.
 
Our intelligent/ Monitory network has discovered that some top African Government Officials are interested in your fund and wants to divert it into their Relative Foreign accounts so i just Discover that and i Use FBI And Interpool Police Contact To Stop them so take note that I have a very short period time to stay here in Benin, so I would like your urgent response to this Email so that I will be able to advice you on what to do next in order to receive your overdue payment. so Kindly get back to me immediately with your full name, address and direct phone number for oral conversation. This is my very first time of contacting you so please treat this matter with unique respect. and i Must confess  to you about the only Fee You will Remit in this Transaction,which is Offical Unity Endorsment Fee which will cost you $127 Dollars For the Ecowas and Unition Nation Agreement Stamp Seal that this transaction will be 100% Risk Free and Note No Other Office
has right to stop this transaction or request for any fee after this $127 Dollars for the Endorsement.
 
I await your response for further proceedings.
 
Sincerely
 
Mrs Carman L. Lapointe

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