419 scam: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.<"<neleg012@e-mail.ua> Re United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "western union" (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. )
- "tax clearance" (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. )
- "bank charges " (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. )
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "tax clearance" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
- "uncarma@e-mail.ua" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- markmcgraw67@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.<" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markmcgraw67@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:28:33 -0500
Subject: Re United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division

Attention: Beneficiary

My name is Ms. Carman L. Lapointe, from the United Nations, 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.I

am privileged to be in Nigeria for a special auditing program under the auspices of my b (United Nations scribe

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon) and the World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick.

As you are well aware many foreigners have invested thousands of United

States Dollars into Nigeria transactions in Hopeless Dreams to have none of them become a

reality,as directed by our secretary general Ban Ki-Moon, We have agreed with the Nigeria Government

that US$100.000.00 would be paid to you through the Western Union Money Transfer Via special

arrangement as first installment.

This is to enable you have enough funds to pay for the Tax Clearance and

bank charges before you will receive the balance of US$10.4M (Ten Million

Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only).Please take note that you

will pay US$420 only, being Notarization fee and this is the only financial obligation that

you will undertake to receive the US$100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars

Only) through the Western Union Money Transfer.

Also contact Dr. James Richard, for more directives to follow.

Dr. James Richard

Tel: +234-704-514-418

E-mail: neleg012@e-mail.ua

markmcgraw67@yahoo.com.ph

I would like you to reconfirm your information to him such as your full

name, address and telephone number so that he will process with your Western Union Money.

Transfer within the next 24 hours and release your fund.

I await your response for further proceedings.

Sincerely yours,

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe

United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

E-mail: uncarma@e-mail.ua

http://www.un.org/sg/biography.shtml

{Under-Secretary-General}

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