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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" <jakartaindonesia90@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2017 22:43:08 -0800
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FUND

5WWW.UNCC.CH
REF: WB/NF/UN/KB027
460 N CHERRY ST, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101


To: Unpaid Beneficiary

We officially write to let you know that we are working towards
eradication of Fraud and Scam round the Globe with the help of
Organization of African Unity (OAU) United Nations (UN) European Union
(EU) International Monetary Fund (IMF) and FBI. We have been able to
track down so many of these scam artists in various parts of the
continents which include Africa, Asia, Europe and United State of
America and all are in The Government Custody. They will appear at
International Criminal Court (ICC) Hague (Netherlands) for
Criminal/Fraud Justice.

During our investigation, we have been able to recover US$90 Million
Dollars from these scam artists. The United Nations Anti-Crime
Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had ordered the
money recovered from these Criminals to distribute among Lucky people
around the World for compensation. This letter is directly sent to you
because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file
and computer disk while the investigation, maybe you are among the
scam victims or you been attempt to victimize . You’re therefore,
being compensated with the total sum of (USD950,000.00) Nine Hundred
and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only.

We have also arrested some of those who claim that they are
Barristers, Bank officials, Lottery Agents who are sending you scam
emails & SMS on your phone that you have won a lottery that does not
exist. Since your email address appeared among the lucky beneficiaries
who will receive compensation funds, it will interest you to know that
your compensation fund of USD950,000.00 will be release to you through
an appointed Bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Called “GOBANK” for
immediate release of your fund you are advised to contact the
appointed fund processing Agent Office in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina USA immediately on the below information:

U.N Compensation Processing Office - Winston Salem North Carolina USA.


Contact person Rev .Albert Saunders
Addreaa:Winston Salem North Carolina USA
Email (revalbertsaunders@priest.com)


You advised to send your details to them such as: 1) Full Names, 2)
Country, 3) Current Resident Address, 4) Postal Address, 5) Tel/Fax
Numbers, 6) Marital Status, 7) Male/Female, 8) Age,9) Occupation and
Attach Copy of your international passport/ ID for verification and
file keeping. Also remember to place this security code
“UN-CIA/SA14-ZA” on your subject for easy locate of your file. As soon
as you contact UN COMPENSATION FIDUCIARY AGENT your fund will be
process and release to you. Please Be Warned, as The United Nations
Anti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) does
not instruct any other processing Agent on this payment except
(Rev.Albert Saunders) whom we can only give attention to, and from
now, we advised that you stop all the communications you are having
with any other Agent or bank officials in Europe, Asia, Africa or any
part of the World about your payment.

Yours in Services,

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe

Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For International Oversight Services

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