419 scam: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe"<carman01@gov.ca> To: Unpaid Beneficiary, Urgent Reply

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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. )
- "carman85@zing.vn" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <carman85@zing.vn>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 04:54:04 +0200
Subject: To: Unpaid Beneficiary, Urgent Reply

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL 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 Accra, Ghana 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 Ghanian Government and the British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities that are 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 Special Investigations Unit and we have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorized the Government of Ghana to effect your overdue payment worth $14.5M into your account without any delay as approved and instructed by CANADIAN government and UNITED NATIONS.

Please note that the only fee you will pay to receive your fund, is the Notarization fee. Upon your response to this e-mail, I shall tell you the amount you will pay and our cashier's information, so as to enable you remit the Notarization fee without any further delay.

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

Note that I have a very limited time to stay in Ghana here, so I would like you to urgently respond to this message with Your full name, full address, direct phone number. So that I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours.
Contact me via my most private eMAIL: carman85@zing.vn
Looking forward to hearing from you.

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

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