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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: Mrs Carman L Lapointe <dhlcouriercservices@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:40:36 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE BY CORONA VIRUS??????

Attention,

I am Mrs Carman L Lapointe,Secretary General

to United Nation,this
note was taken in my office where i was

serving verification documents
to the White men Mr Albert Evans and Richard

Williams who stormed my
office with the black man, Mr Mark James

claimed to be your
representative and they said that you were

dead and before your death,
you appointed them as the next of kin to your

contract fund presently
under our custody these two white men and the

black gentleman quickly
applied that your Inherited fund should be

presented to them at the
spot.

Please be informed that any silent to this

massage means that you were
dead,therefore we highly need your urgent

response for more
confirmation that you are not the one that

appointed them to come and
claim the fund on your behalf, but we will

not hesitate to continue
the payment transmission to them if no

response comes from you.

Contact Address as follows;
Mrs Carman L Lapointe,Secretary General.
Email: ( faservice0146@aol.com )
Tell; +1 213 429-64-19


Awaiting for your response immediately,but

your silence will be a
clear indication that you authorized them to

effect the above claims.

Regards,
Mrs Carman L Lapointe.

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