419 scam: "Ms. Carman Lapointe-Young" <sadiq_alman198689@yahoo.com> UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

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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. )
- "insurance 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. )
- "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. )
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
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 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.
- +2347088525755 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Carman Lapointe-Young" <sadiq_alman198689@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Ms. Carman Lapointe-Young" <carmanyoung53@superposta.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 03:13:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division
DC-1, Room 730, New York, NY 10017.

Attn: Beneficiary,

This
is to inform you that I came to Nigeria last week from London, after
series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia,
Europe, Oceania, Antarctica,South America and the United States of
America respectively against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the
British Government for the rate of scam activities going on in these two
nations. Please for more information about me kindly check on my
website. http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/usg.html

I have met
with President Good-luck Jonathan of Nigeria who claimed that he has
been trying his best to make sure you receive your fund.

As
directed by our
secretary general Mr.Ban Ki-Moon,We are working in collaborations with
the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and have
decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the
Government of Nigeria to effect the payment of your compensation of an
amount of $10.5M approved by both the British government and the UN into
your account without any delay, but due to we are having a problem with
the IMF we can no longer proceed with the fund transfer into your bank
account which you are to receive your payment via ATM MASTER CARD
Delivery direct to your house address, Therefore the only fee you will
pay to receive the card direct to your house address is the delivery and
insurance fee only. Upon your request I will tell you the amount and
also send you the payment information which you will use in sending the
delivery and insurance fee to enable you received your ATM MASTER CARD.

For
example, in June 2011 a fraudulent
email scheme was initiated using the name and address of the
Under-Secretary-General OIOS. Recipients were requested to forward a
$240 notarization fee via Western Union Money Transfer and in return the
recipients would receive a payment of three million four hundred
thousand US dollars. Please be advised that scams like this are criminal
acts and have since been reported to the appropriate authorities for
investigation. Note: the only fee you will be required to pay is the
delivery and insurance fee only, so If you are still unsure of what
actions to take, simply delete the e-mail or print and send a copy of
the e-mail to the Investigations Division, Office of Internal Oversight
Services, DC-1, Room 730, New York, NY 10017.

Sincerely, you are a
lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerian and
British 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. I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would
like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on
how best to received the ATM MASTER CARD within the next 72 hours.

You
have to reconfirm your information's to me as requested below
immediately you receive this email to enable us proceed with the
delivery of your ATM MASTER CARD.

Your Full Name..............
Your Addresses...............
Your Call Phone Number.........
Your Occupation and Age..............
A Copy of your International passport.......

Since
my stay here in Nigeria, i have been holding series of meetings which
makes it difficult for me to answer calls, but you can call my assistant
Mr. Ken Ogu whom came to Nigeria with me on the cell phone number which
we just acquired in Nigeria today: +234-708 8525-755. Meanwhile I have a
very limited time to
stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to urgently respond to this
message so that I can advise you on how best to get your ATM MASTER CARD
within the next 72 hours.

Sincerely yours,
Ms. Carman Lapointe-Young
United Nations Under-Secretary
General for Internal Oversight.

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