419 scam: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe (UN)"<carmanl@secretary.net> Compensation for unpaid beneficiaries

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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:
- "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. )
- "you are required to pay " (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. )
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "carman@secretary.net" (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.
- +2348134439503
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.
- mscarmanlapointe55@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe (UN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mscarmanlapointe55@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 18:18:21 +0100
Subject: Compensation for unpaid beneficiaries

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 and internet

security and cyber crimes control 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 collaboration with the Nigerian Financial Crime Commission/agencies

and we have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/charges and

authorized/mandated the Nigerian ministry of finance to effect the transfer

/release of your overdue payment worth $5.5M only into your nominated bank

account without any delay as approved and instructed by the CANADIAN

government and UNITED NATIONS. Please take into account that a onetime

Notarization fee which is a mandatory/compulsory fee. Upon your request, I

will disclose to you the needed amount for notarization and also furnish you

with the payment information with which the fee would be paid.
Sincerely, you are indeed a lucky person because I have just discovered that

some top Nigerian and Canadian Government officials are interested in your

funds and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from

USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your funds into their personal

accounts.

Note that I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria 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 advice and give you directives on how best

to confirm your fund in your nominated bank account within the next 72 hours.

Once again, the only fee you are required to pay to receive your fund is the

Notarization fee which is a token.

You can reach me with below information:
Email Address: (mscarmanlapointe55@yahoo.com.hk)
Email Address: (carman@secretary.net)
Tel: +234-813-443-9503

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

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