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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: <mscarmanl.lapointe@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:27:48 -0300
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT

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: +234-7065773486
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 $85.00 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: +234-7065773486 upon this email: ( mscarmanl.lapointe@hotmail.com )
 
 
Thanks and God bless you.
 
Ms.Carman L. Lapointe
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight
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