419 scam: "Ms.Carman L.Lapointe"<clapointe@un.org> Your Package Is Ready

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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:

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:
- "clearance fee" (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. )
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "fed_deliver@blumail.org" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fed_deliver@blumail.org" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347033347773 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Carman L.Lapointe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Fed_deliver@blumail.org>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:58:50 -0800
Subject: Your Package Is Ready

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting and Investigations Division
From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight Services

To: Unpaid Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from Canada, after series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going that is on in these two nations. For more information about me kindly click on the below link or copy and paste on your web browser. http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/usg.html

Right now, as directed by UN secretary General named Ban Ki-Moon we are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Financial Crime Commission/agencies and we have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorized the Government of Nigeria to effect your overdue payment worth Eight Hundred and Sixty Thousand United States Dollars ( US$860,000.00 ) to be delivered to you in a bank draft without any delay as approved and instructed by CANADIAN government and UNITED NATIONS. But the only fee you will pay to receive your fund is the Notarization fee. Upon your request, I will tell you the amount and also send you the payment information you will use in sending the Notarization fee.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerian and Canadian Government Officials are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account.

However, i am glad to inform you that i have Conformable Bank Draft of Eight Hundred and Sixty Thousand United States Dollars ( US$860,000.00 ) I deposited the Draft with the FedEx delivery company

Contact Person: Mr Ken Davids
Tel: +2347033347773
Email: Fed_deliver@blumail.org

Kindly complete the below form and send it to the email address given above.

1) Your Name (In Full):
2) Your Residential Address:
3) Your Direct Cell Phone Number:
4) Age:
5) Gender:
6) Any Form Of Identity;
7) Nationality:
8) Present Country:
9) Occupation:

Kindly complete the above form and submit it to the delivery management on: ( Fed_deliver@blumail.org )

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (242) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the diplomatic agent.

Sincerely yours,
Ms.Carman L.Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General for Internal Oversight Services

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