419 scam: United Nation Office <contactemail1960@gmail.com> From: Mrs. Carman Lapointe

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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:
- "cost of transfer" (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. )
- "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. )
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- lapointe@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: United Nation Office <contactemail1960@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.carman112@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 14:17:17 +0100
Subject: From: Mrs. Carman Lapointe

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit Monitoring Consulting and Investigations Division

From: Mrs. Carman Lapointe

Attn: Beneficiary

Good day to you with reference my name is Mrs. Carman Lapointe the
United Nations Under-Secretary I write this letter to let you know
that I came to Nigeria just yesterday 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. 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 in your account right now 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 release your compensation fund approved by both the British
government and the UN to be transfer to you

So is to officially informed you that your name is among of the scam
victims that will be compensated with the sum of $5.5Million which
have been approved by United Nations and British government and
because of the scam going on in those two nation make united nation
send me to Nigeria to make sure people like you receive there fund
from Nigeria before I go back to London to summit my report, 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.

Note You are not paying for any documentations because all the United
Nation approved documents that will back up your fund transfer have
been obtained which is here in my desk, Note you will choose one
option how you want your fund to transfer to you so that I will start
processing your fund transfer without any delay these are the payment
options which you need to choose one how you want your fund to reach

(1) By bank to bank wire transfer you have to provide your banking
information for your immediate transfer and you will have to pay $250
for (COT) cost of transfer to the appointed bank that will transfer
your fund and that is all you will spend in this transaction bellow
are the required information’s
Full Names:........................
Country:...................... .....
Direct Number:.....................
Bank Name:.........................
Bank Address:....................
Bank Acct,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Routing Number:...............
Swift Code:........................
Copy of your ID ......................

(2) by ATM master card your fund will be programmed by ATM master card
and deliver to you by DHL or FedEx and you will be withdrawing every
day in your country till you complete your total sum of $5.5million
and its required you to provide your direct house address and you will
have to pay $700 for the programming and for delivery of the ATM Card
bellow are the required information’s
Full Names:...........................
Country:...................... .......
Direct Number:........................
Direct house address:.................
Copy of your ID ......................

(3) By cash delivery to your direct house address by Diplomatic I mean
the fund will be package here and the Diplomatic will deliver it to
your home direct without any problem and you will pay $1,200 for
Delivery and the air ticket for the diplomat going and coming back
bellow are the required information’s
Full Names:........................
Country:...................... .....
Direct Number:.....................
Direct house address:........................
Copy of your ID ......................

To let you know 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 will
give you more details on how to make the payment so that I will start
processing your fund transfer before it will be too late

Note contact me with this my private E-mail for more discussions
(lapointe@london.com)

Thanks for your understanding

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Carman Lapointe
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight

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