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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: "Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary-General For Internal Oversight Services." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ms.carman_lapointe69@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 05:01:35 +0800
Subject: Attention: URGENT RESPONSE..From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe,Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary- Gen

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE  OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring,Consulting and Investigations Division
From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General For Internal Oversight Services
To: Unpaid Beneficiary
This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from Canada, after series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from
 
Asia, Europe, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British
 
Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going that is on in these two nations. For more information about me kindly click
 
on the below link or copy and paste on your web browser.http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/usg.html
Right now, as directed by UN secretary General named Ban Ki-Moon you can check him through is website.http://www.un.org/sg/ we are working
 
in collaborations with the Nigerian Financial Crime Commission/agencies
and we have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorized the Government of Nigeria to effect your overdue payment
 
worth $9 million 700 thousand Dollars only into your account without any delay as approved and instructed by CANADIAN government and UNITED
 
NATIONS. But the only fee you will pay to receive your fund is the Notarization fee. Upon your request, I will tell you the amount and also
 
send you the payment information you will use in sending the Notarization fee.
Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerian and Canadian Government Officials are interested in
 
your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into
 
their personal account.
Note that i have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so i would like you to urgently respond to this message with your full detail
1.) FULL NAME: 2.) AGE: 3.) SEX: 4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE: 6.) STATE/PROVINCE: 7.) COUNTRY: 8.) PHONE: 9.)
OCCUPATION/POSITION:
 
So that I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours. Once again, the only fee you will pay
 
to receive your fund is the Notarization fee. Upon your request, I will tell you the amount and also send you the payment information you
 
will use in sending the Notarization fee.
You can reach me on my Cell Phone:+234 7039868045 and my email address: ms.carman_lapointe69@yahoo.cn
Sincerely yours,
Ms.Carman L.Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal Oversight Services
 
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