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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: "Carman Lapointe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <carmanlapointe025@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:59:48 -0800
Subject: Re: UNPAID BENEFICIARY 2017

Attention:

For your information, after series of complaints from the FBI and other
security agencies/commissions in Asia, Europe and South America cited
against some West African countries for the high volume of fraudulent
activities coming from those countries.

Click on the link below or simply copy then paste the weblink into your
web browser, to read more about me:

http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/usg.html

Following the resolution issued by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon of
your overdue entitlement - we are working jointly with the Nigerian
Financial Crimes Commission but most importantly - we have resolved to
waive all clearance fees/charges with a standing order approved and
supported by IMF and United Nations - authorizing the paying bank to
effect your payment of $10,500,000.00 directly into your account with
immediate effect.

As a listed beneficiary on the payment schedule file, the only fee you
will pay to receive your fund is the Notarization Fee. Upon your consent,
I shall send you the payment instruction and information you will need.

I personally found out that some corrupt government officials in high
places are interested in diverting your entitlement, they have
collaborated with one Mr. Richard McDowell resident in Chicago, Illinois -
USA to frustrate and thereafter divert your fund into his account.

I have very limited time to stay here in Nigeria, it will be in your best
interest to respond timely to this correspondence, then reconfirm your
full names, current residence address, direct phone number, so that I can
give detailed instruction and advise on how to get your entitlement paid
to you within the next 72 hours.

For additional information and enquiry, email me at:
Email Address:(carmanlapointe025@gmail.com)


Sincerely yours,

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head, United Nations Under-Secretary General For Internal Oversight Services
http://www.un.org
2017 All Rights Reserved

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