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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: "UN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrschristine.lagarde2014@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:03:04 -0000
Subject: From: Ms.Carman L.Lapointe United Nation

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE  OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring,Consulting and Investigations Division
From: Ms.Carman L.Lapointe
Dear Unpaid Beneficiary
 
MY DEAR, I WISH YOU HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND I PRAY THAT GOD WILL GRANT YOU YOUR HEART DESIRE THIS YEAR 2016
 
This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from London,after series of complains from the FBI and other Security
 
agencies from Asia, Europe,Oceania, Antarctica,South America and the United States of America respectively,against the
 
Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the  rate of scam activities going on in these two nations.
I have met with President Muhamudu Buhari of Nigeria who claimed that he has been trying his best to make sure you receive
 
your fund in your account.
Right now,as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon,We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic
 
and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the
 
Government of Nigeria to effect the payment of your compensation of an amount of $10.5M approved by both the British/United
 
States government and the UN into your account without any delay.The only fee you will pay to confirm your fund in your
 
account is your Court Notarization fee to the UN.
Sincerely,you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerian and British Government Officials are
 
interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr.Ben S.Bernanke and other Banks in USA to frustrate
 
you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account.
I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can
 
advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours.Contact me immediately on this Cell
 
Phone:+2347059514037
Sincerely yours,
 
Ms.Carman L.Lapointe
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight.
Cell Phone:+2347059514037
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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