419 scam: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe"<no-reply@itvls.com> ***Compensation Payment***

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "unoffice@1email.eu" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "unoffice@1email.eu" (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: <unoffice@1email.eu>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 11:25:21 -0400
Subject: ***Compensation Payment***

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL

OVERSIGHT SERVICES.INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING,

CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATION DIVISION.

E-MAIL: unoffice@1email.eu

Dear,

This email is the 3rd notification i have sent you regarding your

compensation payment. I received complains from the FBI and other

Security agencies against the Federal Government of Nigeria about the

rate of scam/fraud going on in this country. The United Nations in

collaboration with the F.B.I and Nigerian Government have devised a

more easy and secure means of paying you your Scam Victims

Compensation money.

You will now receive your compensation payment through an

international platinum ATM CARD because you are not allowed to expose

your bank account information details on the internet. We are making

this payment through our verification officer in Nigeria and you are to

contact him immediately for the release of your approved compensation

fund valued $5,000,000.00 (Five Million United States Dollars only)

via the international platinum ATM CARD. As a matter of urgency, you

are to provide the following:

(A)Present billing Address(B)Home and Mobile Telephone(c)Identification

As soon as you send this information to the verification officer he

will direct you accordingly on the release of your Fund through our

account holders bank.

You are to contact our verification officer Mr.James Holder via Email: unoffice@1email.eu

with the requested details.

Sincerely yours,

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.

United Nations Under-Secretary-

General for Internal Oversight.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam