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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: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe" <rayumar0005@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: lapointemscarmanl9000@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 01:13:35 -0700
Subject: RE: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE CASH PAYMENT/ PAYMENT#: UN/ADB/MOF/07/15

RE: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE CASH PAYMENT/ PAYMENT#: UN/ADB/MOF/07/15

We write to you based on series of investigations and reports from the
USA's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The London Metropolitan
Police and other Security agencies

across the world including Asia,Europe, Oceania, Antarctica against
the Governments of The Great Britain and several Nations especially
Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, India etc

on the alarming reports of unpaid contract remunerations and
inheritance funds to contractors and beneficiaries who had diligently
executed contracts in those countries.

We have actually discussed with the governments of the affected
countries on the subject matter but they claimed to be doing their
bests to ensure that the affected

persons/beneficiaries receive their funds after all in their accounts.
As directed by our organization, We are currently working in
collaboration with the financial intelligence

units of the respective countries which have been authorized to
immediately process and effect 'Compensation Payments' of an initial
sum of Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$20.50M)
through their apex banks to the affected

beneficiaries as approved by the respective governments and the United Nations.

Interestingly, the alarming discovery is that some top Africans,
Britons and Americans are really the brain behind the misfortunes of
the affected beneficiaries including you

and are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from USA
to frustrate you and other affected persons and thereafter divert the
funds into their personal accounts.

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU NOW THAT THE PAYMENTS ARE NOW BEING PROCESSED
AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AND OTHER AFFECTED PERSONS AS SOON AS A
LETTER OF CONSENT IS RECEIVED FROM YOU

WITH SOME RECONFIRMATIONS ON YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE
THAT FROM OUR RECORDS, A COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF INITIAL
US$20,500,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED

THOUSAND DOLLARS) WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS WE
RECEIVE THE CONSENT LETTER FROM YOU. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO
RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THUS:

(1)FULL NAMES:===================================
(2)PHYSICAL ADDRESS:============================
(3)TELEPHONE NUMBER:============================
(4)MOBILE NUMBER:===============================
(5)SEX:=========================================
(6)PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION:=====================
(7)AGE:=========================================
(8)OCCUPATION:==================================
(9)COUNTRY OF FUND ORIGIN:======================


AS SOON AS THE ABOVE REQUISITE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT
WILL BE MADE TO YOU VIA DIPLOMATIC COURIER CASH DELIVERY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE WORLD BANK AND IMF

REGULATIONS OR BY SWIFT PAYMENT AS THE CASE MAY BE.

We have a very limited time to work out payments and so would need
urgent responses to this message to enable us advise you
appropriately.


Yours sincerely,

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.
(917) 460-8519
My Contact EmailAddress (lapointemscarmanl9000@outlook.com)

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