419 scam: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe" <debtspayment03@gmail.com> RE: Your payment notice

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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:
- "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)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (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. )
- "(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. )
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- mr.martins_dike@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Carman L. Lapointe" <debtspayment03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.martins_dike@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 15:37:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RE: Your payment notice

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

Hello

As you may know, my name is Ms. Carman L. Lapointe. I am the Head Of
United Nations Under-Secretary- General For Internal Oversight Services.

This is to inform you that after series of complaint from the FBI and EFCC
and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, South America and the
United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of
Nigeria, other African country's, the British Government and other
European country's for the high volume of fraudulent activities going on
in these two nations. 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

Right now, as directed by UN secretary General Mr Ban Ki-Moon, we are
working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic And Financial Crime
Commission (EFCC) agencies and we have decided to waive away all your
clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to realse
teh sum of $5,500,000.00usd a compensation via bank draft or bank wire
transfer to you without any further delay as approved and instructed by
other governments and UNITED NATIONS.

But the fee you will pay is the Notarization and sworn affidavit fee of
$135.00usd as your payment will be made via the Federal Reserve Bank or
Citi Bank in New York or you will be issued a certifed bank draft.

You are hereby directed to contact Mr. Martins Dike who has been appointed
as our new regional director in nigeria who has taken over all affears
legally email mr.martins_dike@yahoo.co.uk name Mr. Martins Dike who
happens to be a uk citizen and not a nigerian which he will be given you
his information upon your reply to him.

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General For Internal Oversight Services

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