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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" <sales@tilon.co.kr>
Reply-To: mscarmanlapointe893@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:14:29 +0000
Subject: Dear Unpaid Beneficiary,


United Nations Office of International Oversight Services (OIOS)
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting and Investigations Division
From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight Services
Dear Unpaid Beneficiary,
It is my pleasure to introduce myself to you, My name is Ms. Carman L. Lap=
ointe. I am the Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary- General For Interna=
l Oversight Services assigned by the United Nations to settle Nigeria debt =
to her beneficiaries. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE LIMITED TIME TO EXECUTE YOUR =
FUND PAYMENT HENCE I WILL ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT ME URGENTLY FOR YOUR PAYMEN=
T IN THIS FIRST QUARTER. PLEASE READ MY LETTER TO YOU AS FOLLOWS and adhere=
to my directives.
After series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from Au=
stralia, Asia, Europe, South America and the United States of America respe=
ctively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Governme=
nt for the high volume of fraudulent activities going on in these two Natio=
ns. For more information about me kindly click on the below link or copy an=
d paste on your web browser.
http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/usg.html
As directed by UN secretary General, we are working in collaborations with=
the Nigerian Government agencies to affect your overdue payment worth $10.=
5M into your account or issue you with ATM Card as you may wish without any=
further delay as approved and instructed by the UNITED NATIONS to process =
your fund from the JOINT FOREIGN DEBT SERVICING ACCOUNT of the United Natio=
n/World Bank with Nigeria Government. In order to get paid instantly and wi=
thout any hitch there is need for you to call me or contact me urgently so =
that I will tell you what must be done to get your fund paid to you. Once t=
his is done, we shall have Bank of America to affect your overdue payment w=
orth $10.5M only into your account without any further delay as the officia=
l bankers of the United Nations. I am here now and I can assure you that yo=
ur problems are over and I am well determined to assist you because I am a =
Woman and a Mother so I understand your pain.
Just yesterday my intelligent network has discovered that some top Nigeria=
n Government Officials are interested in your fund and wants to divert it i=
nto their personal accounts. Note that I have a very limited time to stay h=
ere in Nigeria, so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so =
that I will advice you on what to do in order to receive your long awaiting=
fund. Kindly get back to me immediately with your full name, address and d=
irect phone number for oral conversation.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight Service

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