419 scam: "Ms.Carman Lapointe-Young" <off-----93322@att.net> UNITED NATIONS 2011 SCAM VICTIMS 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:
- "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. )
- "notarization fees" (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. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (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. )
- "(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. )
- "mscarmanlapointe09@yahoo.cn" (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 Lapointe-Young" <off-----93322@att.net>
Reply-To: mscarmanlapointe09@yahoo.cn
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 09:09:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS 2011 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENT

UNITED NATIONS 2011 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENT
VIA OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division.
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Attn: Funds Beneficiary,
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With all due respect sir, my name is Ms.Carman Lapointe-Young from the United Nation International Oversight service New York; I wish to inform you that I came to Accra Ghana, West Africa yesterday from China on a special duty, after series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the rate of scam Activities going on in these two nations. You can go through our website http://www.un.org/sg/senstaff_details.asp?smgID=147
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I have met with the adviser on international matters to the President of this great Nation Ghana and have also spoken to the president of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria since the funds originated from his country Nigeria â€œOn our telephone conversation,He has told me that his boss has been trying his best to make sure you receive your fund since the assumption of office as the president last year. Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon after his recent meeting with the President of America on his recent trip to India, We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to effect the payment of your compensation of an amount of (US$8,500,000,00) approved by both the British government and the UN in your favor Either by wire transfer/Check payment/ATM card Method without any
more delay. The only fee you will pay to confirm your fund is your Notarization fee of US$390 only to the United Nation office in London England.
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Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerian and British Government Officials are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mrs. Lee Johnson from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account. On the acceptance of this email, I will advise you to reconfirm me with your present phone number and address to enable me cross-check with what i have here in our database.
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I have a very limited time to stay in Ghana here so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on what next to do as soon as you can take care of the Notarization fees of US$390 as written above.Â
Reply through this Email address only :(mscarmanlapointe09@yahoo.cn)
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Sincerely yours,Ms.Carman Lapointe-Young.
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight

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