419 scam: "Mrs. Carman Lapointe Young" <nhusnee@yahoo.com> UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

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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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "(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. )
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.
- +2348160369301

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Carman Lapointe Young" <nhusnee@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Carman Lapointe Young" <mrs.carmanlapointe40@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:38:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division
From: Ms. Carman Lapointe-Young

TO:FUND BENEFICIARY,
This is to inform you that I came to
Nigeria this new year from New York United Nations headquarters, after
series of complain from the FBI and other Security agencies from almost
every part of the globe against Africa,the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government over the rate of scam activities going on in these nations and the rate at which fund beneficiaries are being
treated and deceived to the extend of rendering most of these people
bankrupt and homeless by collecting and asking them to send more monies
to them because they claim that they will help you and they claim to be
from one office or another but all these are mere lies and deceit.

Having met with President Goodluck E. Jonathan of Nigeria & as
directed by our secretary general, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, We are working in
collaborations with the Nigerian Economic & Financial Crime
Commission (EFCC) to waive away all the fees/Charges and authorize the
Government of Nigeria to effect the payment of your compensation amount
of $10M USD approved by the British government and the UN into your
account without any delay. It was resolved that the only fee you must
pay to confirm your fund payment is only the Notarization fee to the UN.

Sincerely, you are such a lucky person because as I just arrived in this
country, I went through your fund payment & ownership file to
discovered that some top Nigerians and British Government Officials are
interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with
officers from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into
their personal account.

I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria, so I would like you to
urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to
confirm your fund after the Notarization fee payment settled.
For oral discussion, call me on this number which I acquired in Nigeria: +234-816-036-9301.

Sincerely yours,

Ms. Carman Lapointe-Young
United Nations Under-Secretary
General for Internal Oversight

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