419 scam: "Audit Dept"<audit0x1@air.ocn.ne.jp> Your Approved Payment 0X1: Reminder

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- carmanlllp@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Audit Dept" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <auditdepts@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:20:54 +0100
Subject: Your Approved Payment 0X1: Reminder

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

Attention: Unpaid Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday fromLondon,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 have used my position to ensure that your payment file was excluded from the termination of unpaid contract/inheritance funds directive of the finance minister, and i want you to respond urgently to this message. I went through all the payment files of foreign beneficiaries and your name is one of the unpaid for payment of $10.5M.Meanwhile, to enable us hasten up the processing and release of your payment, you are advised to re-confirm to us your full details(Full names, address,tel no, bank details & copy of your id.

But i will submit your payment file for termination of your fund if you fail to respond to this message urgently in 24hrs Therefore, i urge you to urgently get back to me on E-mail: carmanlllp@yahoo.co.nz
Have a great day.

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

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