419 scam: "Ms. Carman Lapointe."<unitednations@unitednation.com> IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR LONG OVERDUE PAYMENT,,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- unitednations872@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Carman Lapointe." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednations377@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 16:58:26 -0800
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR LONG OVERDUE PAYMENT,,

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

I CAME TO NIGERIA LAST TWO WEEKS AGO FROM THE NEW YORK USA AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE WORLD BANK PRESIDENT ROBERT B. ZOELLICK AND THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM THE FBI AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES FROM ASIA, EUROPE AND AMERICA RESPECTIVELY ON THE RATE OF PAYMENT DELAY ACTIVITIES/SCAM GOING ON IN AFRICA.

I APOLOGIZES FOR ALL THAT YOU WENT THROUGH IN THE PAST REGARDING THE CLAIMING OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS, I MET WITH THE NIGERIAN NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT WHO CLAIMED IGNORANT OF THE DELAY IN RELEASING FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES FUNDS IN AFRICA BUT PROMISED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FUND BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS WITHIN THE NEXT 18HRS.

DURING OUR RECONCILIATION REVIEW, ALL UNPAID LOTTERY WINNING, CONTRACT PAYMENTS AND INHERITANCE PAYMENT FILES BELONGING TO YOU AND OTHER FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES WAS RECOVERED.

YOUR PAYMENT WAS AMONG THE APPROVED BENEFICIARIES WITH A PART- PAYMENT OF $1.5M AND HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED WITH AN ATM CARD NUMBER: 4988 2414 7616 3496 THROUGH THE CHARTERED BANK INTER-SWITCH COMPUTERIZATION DEPARTMENT IN UNITED KINGDOM.

YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO WITHDRAW USD10,000.00 PER DAY FROM YOUR ATM CARD IN ANY ATM MACHINE CENTER OF YOUR CHOICE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD OR OPTIONAL AS SOON AS YOU GET THE ATM CARD, YOU CAN DEPOSIT THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ATM CARD INTO YOUR BANKING ACCOUNT WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION OR PASSPORT ID.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE COST OF YOUR ATM CARD COURIER FEE AS STIPULATED BY THE AUDITORS, THE AUDITORS DECLINED REVERSE DELIVERY PAYMENT, (NO MORE C.O.D FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS) THAT IF A REVERSE DELIVERY PAYMENT IS MADE, AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG, THAT WE/YOU CANNOT SUE THE DELIVERY COMPANY TO RECOVER THE FULL VALUE OF THE FUND AS STIPULATED IN THE ATM CARD SINCE PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY WAS NOT MADE AT POINT OF MAILING,SO FOR THIS REASONS, WE HAD COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE AUDITORS THAT YOU SHALL BE THE ONE TO TAKE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELIVERY FEE OF YOUR $1.5M ATM CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS AS REVERSE PAYMENT IS RULED OUT.

YOUR $1.5M ATM CARD WILL ONLY COST YOU THE COST OF DELIVERING YOUR ATM CARD WHICH INVOLVES ONLY $157 (15HRS DELIVERY).

BASED ON THE ABOVE REASONS, WE HAVE CONCLUDED DELIVERY ARRANGEMENT WITH A COURIER AGENT, IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE DEVELOPMENT; YOU ARE REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY PAY THE DELIVERY COST THROUGH THE AGENT GIVEN PAYMENT INSTRUCTION BELOW. YOUR ATM CARD SHALL BE DELIVERED TO YOU AS SOON AS THE $157 COURIER FEE IS PAID.DELIVERY COST:$157 (15HRS/OVERNIGHT DELIVERY)

URGENTLY SEND THE ABOVE PAYMENT VIA WIRE TRANSFER TO THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION STATED BELOW, ALSO FORWARD YOUR CORRECT DELIVERY ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THE ATM CARD TO BE DELIVERED AS THE UNITED NATIONS WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISTAKE IN DELIVERING YOUR $1.5M ATM CARD PAYMENT TO YOU.

I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME HERE IN AFRICA , SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO URGENTLY SEND THE $157 COURIER FEE TODAY SO THAT THE COURIER COMPANY WILL PROCEED ON THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD BEFORE I LEAVE AFRICA.IF YOUR DELIVERY FEE IS RECEIVED TODAY, YOUR $1.5M ATM CARD WILL LEAVE TO YOUR DESTINATION FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL GET TO YOU WITHIN 18HRS, THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU SEND THE $157 DELIVERY FEE TODAY, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR $1.5M ATM CARD TOMORROW SINCE IT IS AN OVERNIGHT / 15HRS DELIVERY.

SEND THE $157 DELIVERY FEE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER TO THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION OF THE DISPATCH OFFICER AGENT STATED BELOW:

HERE IS THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION TO SEND THE $157 COURIER FEE:

Receivers Name: OPARA UGOCHUKWU
Address: Lagos Nigeria
Test Question: Today
Test Answer: Final
MTCN#:............

AFTER PAYING THE FEE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, SEND ME THE PAYMENT SLIP CONFIRMATION OF THE TRANSACTION FOR RECORD KEEPING.

I WAIT FOR THE WIRE TRANSFER PAYMENT CONFIRMATION OF THE $157 COURIER FEE AND YOUR DELIVERY INFORMATION TO ENABLE YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY PROCEED IMMEDIATELY.PLEASE SEND ALL FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE TO THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: unitednations872@yahoo.com.hk

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.
AMEN JESUS AMEN
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight.

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