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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m.lapointe58@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 12:26:38 -0300
Subject: From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL FINANCIAL CLEARING HOUSE
UNITED KINGDOM
 
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
 
 
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting And Investigations
 
Division
 
 
 
From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Direct Phone: +234-8073143968
For Further details Read more about me http://www.un.org/Depts/
 
oios/pages/usg.html
 
 
Attention: Esteemed ( Beneficiary )
 
OFFICIAL NOTICE: this is to notify you that Series of meetings
 
have been held  over the past (1) Week now with the Board of
 
directors in United State of America, which ended 2 days ago. It
 
is obvious that you have not received your fund which worth the
 
amount of $10,500,000.00 USD (Ten Million, Five Hundred thousand
 
United States Dollars) as a compensation award to you, due to
 
past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held your fund to
 
themselves for their selfish reasons and some individuals who
 
have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle
 
your fund which has led to unnecessary delay in the receipt and
 
so many losses from your end.
 
The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United
 
Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have successfully
 
finalized to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign Debts
 
funds owed to you who have been found not to receive your
 
Compensation Awards.
 
Now, how would you like to receive your payment? Because we have
 
two method of payment which is by Check or by Bank account
 
transfer?
 
Check: A cashier check will be issued in your name and you will
 
deposit it in your Bank for it to be cleared within three working
 
days.
 
Bank Account Transfer: Your fund will hint into your account and
 
you will receive your fund immediately after 24 banking hours and
 
you will start making withdrawal the next day.
 
Your payment would be sent to you via any of your preferred
 
option above and would be mailed to you via UPS Delivery Company,
 
because we have signed a contract with them which should expire
 
(06th) of June. 2015, you will only need to pay $155.00 only
 
instead of $585 USD (Five Hundred and Eighty Five Dollars). So,
 
if you pay before May. (22th). 2015, you save $430 USD (Four
 
Hundred And Thirty Dollars).
 
Take note that you will have to stop communication with every
 
other person if you have been in contact with any. Also remember
 
that all you will ever have to spend is $155.00 nothing more!
 
Nothing less! And we Guarantee the receipt of your fund to be
 
successfully delivered or transferred to you within the next
 
24hrs after confirmation receipt of the fee.
 
Note: Everything has been taken care of, including Taxes, Custom
 
Paper and Clearance Duty. So, all you will ever need to pay is
 
$155.00 Dollars Only.
 
Finally, this is very urgent and important the Bank is waiting to
 
hear from you Today as soon as you send the fee to the proper
 
information given to you over this final release of your long
 
approved payment, waiting to hear from you with Good News in
 
other to proceed further.
 
Apply Your Claims Promptly: For immediate release of your fund
 
valued at $10,500,000.00 USD (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand
 
United States Dollars) to you.
 
Here is the payment details;
 
Receivers Name: Uzoukwu Okechukwu
Address: Nigeria
Text Question: In God
Answer: We Trust
Amount: $155usd
MTCN: ...........?
 
Your package will be sent to you within 3 working days upon
 
confirmation receipt of UPS fee of $155.00 Dollars. We are so
 
sure of everything and we are giving you a 100% money back
 
guarantee if you do not receive payment/package within the next
 
24hrs after you have made the payment for shipping.
 
 
Also reconfirm all your details of any one which you choosed.
(YOUR BANKING DETAILS OR YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS).
 
 
THANKS FOR YOUR KIND UNDERSTANDING OVER THIS TRANSACTION.
 
 
Call me on my Direct Phone: +234-8073143968 upon this email.
 
Thanks and God bless you.
 
Ms.Carman L. Lapointe
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight
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