419 scam: Ms.Carman <con7@placeofwealth.es.cx> From: Ms.Carman L.Lapointe

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million 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)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Ms.Carman <con7@placeofwealth.es.cx>
Reply-To: <chriswaka101@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 13:44:51 -0400
Subject: From: Ms.Carman L.Lapointe

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring,Consulting and Investigations Division

From: Ms.Carman L.Lapointe

Dear Unpaid Beneficiary

On behalf of the presidency and the federal republic of Nigeria, we wish to inform you that based on the meeting of the board directors and instruction from the office of the presidency on Tuesday, in conjuction with United Nation, World Bank (WB) and International Monitary Fund (IMF) on inheritance matters.

We wish to inform you that as a result of the procedures and ethics of the bank to effect every second quarter payment via Diplomatic immunity cash delivery to beneficiaries, be informed that your payment have been programmed among other payments to be received via diplomatic immunity cash delivery to our diplomatic base in your country.

However this system was introduce to guide against American surveillance, monitoring out going funds from African continent and other continent, because after sept, 11 attack on world trade centre and the recent bomb blast in the United Kingdom, American government and the United Nation tend to confiscate any payment above 1 million dollars going out of Africa, Therefore to avoid this, this method of payment were put in place by the Nigeria government to ensure beneficiary receives their payment without any hitch .

Moreso, by next week your consignment box containing your fund will be among other consignments that will be leaving the shore of Nigeria to your country via diplomatic immunity cash delivery, You are to take care of the clearance charges of the consignment on the arrival of the diplomats in the airport, therefore make arrangment for the collection of your inheritance fund as soon as the diplomat arrives.

The consignment will be accompanied by our representative from the bank to ensure safe delivery to you, you will always rely on our representative because the diplomat do not know the actual contents of your consignment, because it was registered as a family belongings and insurance bond worth that amount, our representative will help you in making lodgement of the funds to your bank after counting.

Reconfirm your home address, direct telephone number and two pages of your intl passport, so that as soon as they arrive, they will get in contact with you to come forward for claim.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation

Sincerely yours,
Ms.Carman L.Lapointe
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight.
Direct

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