419 scam: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe"<Carman.Lapointe@true.ocn.ne.jp> READ CAREFULLY AND CALL ME FOR YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS

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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. )
- ",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)
- "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)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "carmanlapointe100@zing.vn" (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: <u_team1@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:47:23 -0400
Subject: READ CAREFULLY AND CALL ME FOR YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS

United Nations Office Of International Oversight Services (OIOS)
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting And Investigations Division
From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General For Internal Oversight Services
U.S.A LINE: +1(215) 420 1473

Attention: Beneficiary

My name is Ms. Carman L. Lapointe (Canadian). I am the Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary- General For Internal Oversight Services. 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

As you may know, our head office is located in the United States of America. Meanwhile, i wish to inform you that I came to Nigeria from U.S.A after series of complaint from the Security agencies mainly from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of United States of America concerning your overdue funds and against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going on in these two nations.

As directed by UN secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in collaborations with the Nigerian Financial Crime Commissions/agencies, we have decided to waive all the clearance fees/Charges you might be asked to pay and authorized the Government of Nigeria to effect your overdue payment worth US$10,500,000.00 only into your account without any delay as approved and instructed by United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and United States Government. But the only fee you will pay to receive your fund is the Notarization fee which I will tell you its amount and also send you the payment information you will use in sending it upon your request.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerians Officials are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with one Mr. Ben S.Bernanke from U.S.A to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account. For security reasons, I will advice you to immediately stop all further conversation with whom ever you might be in contact with promising to transfer money to you, either through Lottery Winnings, Act as a Next of Kin, investment plan, dating from any social networking websites or any other related issued that involves transferring money as they are all fake and not genuine.

Note that I have a very limited time to stay here in Nigeria, so I would like you to urgently respond to this message with your full name, full address,direct phone number so that I will advise you on how best you can confirm your long overdue funds in your account within the next seventy-two (72) hours.

I can be reached at my U.S. line, +1(215) 420 1473. You can also email me on carmanlapointe100@zing.vn

Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Carman Lapointe

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