419 scam: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe"<UnpaidBeneficiary@earthlink.net> Unpaid Beneficiary

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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. )
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: <ms.carmanl33@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 02:02:59 -0400
Subject: Unpaid Beneficiary

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF
INTERNATIONAL 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 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 Federal Government of Nigeria and
the British Government for the high volume of fraudulent
activities that is going on in these two nations

Right now, as directed by UN secretary General named Ban
Ki-Moon we are working in collaborations with the Nigerian
Financial Crime Commission/agencies and we have decided to
waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorized
the Government of Nigeria to effect your overdue payment
worth $1.5M only into your account without any delay as
approved and instructed by CANADIAN government and UNITED
NATIONS But the only fee you will pay to receive your fund
is the Notarization fee.Upon your request,I will tell you
the amount and also send you the payment information you
will use in sending the Notarization fee.

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

Kindly fill the needed information below for me to proceed
with the processing of your fund.
>
1 Full name:

2 Current address:

3 Current cell phone number:

4 Age:

5 Sex:

Note that I have a very limited time to get this fund to you
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. Once again, the only fee
you will pay to receive your fund is the Notarization fee.
Upon your request, I will tell you the amount and also send
you the payment information you will use in sending the
Notarization fee.

Sincerely yours,

Ms.Carman L.Lapointe

Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal Oversight Services

Portland, Oregon 97222 United States
Call me now :503 765-6255

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