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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "DR JOE FRANCIS." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <publicdebtcommitteefrn2012@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 18:52:17 +0100
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT OF YOUR APPROVED PART PAYMENT.

"URGENT NOTICE OF PART PAYMENT OF $1,000,000.00, $2,000,000.00, $3,000,000.00, $4,000,000.00 AND $5,000,000.00 TO ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS / BENEFICIARIES OF ALL TYPES OF FUNDS OWED TO YOU BY ANY BANK IN NIGERIA/GOVERNMENT/GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS OWNED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA OR ANY AFRICAN COUNTRY OR NEXT OF KIN INHERITANCE FUNDS WHO ARE YET TO BE PAID BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA OR ANY COUNTRY IN AFRICA IN GENERAL".
 
 
Your Name And Your Total Amount Was Given To This Committee In Respect Of Your Total Sum/Money Owed To You By Any Of The Above Bodies Mentioned Which You Failed To Claim, Because Of Either Non Compliance Of Official Processes Or Because Your Representatives Did Not Represent You Very Well In The Past.
Therefore, This Is To Alert You That You Have A Good News To Your Payment This Time Around. This Government Have Finalized Every Arrangements To Pay You The Above Part Payment Without Further Delay As One Of The Struggles Of Improving Nigeria’s Image Abroad And Africa In General. The Federal Government Have
Mapped Out Several Millions Of U.S. Dollars In Raw Cash To Be Paid To You And Other Beneficiaries In Other Parts Of The World.
 
 
 
The Approved Part Payment Above Is To Show A Full Commitment  And Solidify To Both Countries Economic Relationship And Other Countries Of The World. The Federal Government Under President MUHAMMADU BUHARI Have Mandated This Committee To Handle This Approved Part Payment By Paying The Same Raw Cash To All
Foreign Beneficiaries Of Funds Who Are Yet To Receive Their Genuine Payments Owed To Them, And To Those Beneficiaries Who Have Not Yet Received Any Part Payment Before From The Federal Government Of Nigeria Or From Any Of  The Above Mentioned Bodies.
 
 
This Committee Which Was Appointed By The President Of Nigeria Are Made Up Of Men And Women Of Honor In Nigeria And Other African Countries And Have Worked Out Special Government Internal Arrangements With A Government Approved Diplomatic Courier Company Called 'Access Diplomatic Courier Service WHOSE
HEAD OFFICE IS IN LONDON,U.K Who Will Dispatch This Part Payment Raw Cash To You Or Any Of The Payment Instruments Mentioned Below With Immediate Effect Upon Your Acceptance To This Special Government Arrangements And Applying Officially In This Office For The Part Payment Delivery To Your Door Step In Your City.
 
 
 
 
These Above Cash Payments Are All In $100 Denominations And  In U.S. Dollars Currency Which Will Be Neatly Packaged By This Committee And Handed Over To The Diplomatic Courier Company For Urgent Delivery To You And To Your Confidential Address In Your Country And At Your Door Step In Your City Including Other Beneficiaries Of Funds In Your Country. This Part Payment Is First To Apply And First To Be Paid As Only 8 Persons To Be Applied In Each Of The
Countries Are The Ones To Be Paid First, Because We Have A Limited Cash Funds For This Part Payment Project. Take Note That The Federal Government Have Only
Taken Care Of The Tickets, Accommodation, Feeding And Basic Traveling Allowances Of All The Two Officials Of The Above Diplomatic Courier Staff And One
Federal Government Representative Who Will Come Live To Your Address To Deliver This Part Payment Cash Package To You Or Any Other Payment Instrument Of Your Choice.
 
 
 
 
If You Have Accepted This Cash Part Payment Arrangement As Above Stated, Please Urgently Forward To This Committee Without Further Delay Your
Confidential Address Where The Courier Diplomats Will Deliver The Cash Package To You Or Any Other Payment Instrument Of Your Choice In The Same Amount. Give Us Your Direct Telephone And Your Private Email Address For Easy Contact To You Upon The Arrival Of Courier Diplomats To Your Country. Remember To Indicate To Us Your State/City Name And Your Nearest Airport To Your Address And Also Indicate Your Total Funds Owed To You. This Special Arrangement Is To Convince You That This Government Or Any African Country Owing You Is Not Deliberately With-Holding Back Your Genuine Payments. Please Accept Our Humble Apologies For The Delay To Your Payment.
 
 
 
 
Please For Security Reasons, Don't Reveal This Private Arrangements To Pay You By Cash Package Or Any Other Payment Instrument Of Your Choice. You Are Warned Also To Stop Contacting Any Other Official In Regard To Your Payment Or Any Part Of Your Payment, Or To Contact Fake Officials Who Has No Power To Pay You Your Debt Funds.
 
 
Awaiting Your Official Application To This Office For This Part Payment Approval For Immediate Delivery To You.  Should You Want A Wire Transfer Of Your Funds Direct To Your Account, Please Apply For Your Payment Transfer Directly To The Acting President Of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo Office Email Address On: profyemiactingpresidentfrn2017@gmail.com OR On: actingpresidentfrn2017@gmail.com
 
 
 
PLEASE THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED TILL YOU GET YOUR FUNDS IN YOUR HANDS.
NOTE: PLEASE SUPPLY THESE DETAILS URGENTLY:
 
1.YOUR Full Names:.........
2.YOUR Full Delivery Address with your city code:......
3.YOUR Cell Phone Number:...
4.YOUR Private Email Address.....
5.The Nearest Airport To Your Address --------------
6.YOUR Occupation ---------------
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
 
 
 
 
DR JOE FRANCIS,DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN,PUBLIC DEBT COMMITTEE/FOREIGN PAYMENT,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
EMAIL:publicdebtcommitteefrn2013@gmail.com,publicdebtcommitteefrn2012@gmail.com,publicdebtcommitteefrn2013@yahoo.com

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