419 scam: Mrs Carman Lapointe-Young <mrrichardwilliams00@gmail.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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "(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.
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.
- +2348132925511

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Carman Lapointe-Young <mrrichardwilliams00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.carmanlapointe12@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:02:46 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

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*UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division
From: Mrs. Carman Lapointe Young.*

*To: Fund Beneficiary,*

*This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria this new year from New York
United Nations headquarters, after series of complain from the FBI and
other Security agencies from almost every part of the globe against
Africa,the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government over
the rate of scam activities going on in these nations and the rate at which
fund beneficiaries are being treated and deceived to the extend of
rendering most of these people bankrupt and homeless by collecting and
asking them to send more monies to them because they claim that they will
help you and they claim to be from one office or another but all these are
mere lies and deceit.*

*Having met with President Goodluck E. Jonathan of Nigeria & as directed by
our secretary general, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, We are working in collaborations
with the Nigerian Economic & Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to waive
away all the fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to effect
the payment of your compensation amount of $10M USD approved by the British
government and the UN into your account without any delay. It was resolved
that the only fee you must pay to confirm your fund payment is only the
Notarization fee to the UN.*

*Sincerely, you are such a lucky person because as I just arrived in this
country, I went through your fund payment & ownership file to discovered
that some top Nigerians and British Government Officials are interested in
your fund and they are working in collaboration with officers from USA to
frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account.*

*I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria, so I would like you to
urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to
confirm your fund after the Notarization fee payment settled.*

*For oral discussion, call me on this number which I acquired in Nigeria:
+234-813-292-5511.*
*Yours Sincerely,*
* *
*Mrs. Carman Lapointe Young
United Nations Under-Secretary
General for Internal Oversight.*

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