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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: "MRS.ROLSELINE WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officeofthepresidency693@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2017 04:19:39 -0700
Subject: THE PRESIDENCY

THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
PRESIDENTIAL BUILDING COMPLEX
ABUJA – NIGERIA .

Ref: FGN/CL/07PTF/017 Date: 18th Jan . 2017

ATTN :BENEFICIARY


RE: FINAL PAYMENT ON YOUR FUND ALL TAXES, LEVIES ARE DEDUCTED NO UP FRONT PAYMENT. LETTER OF APPOLOGY FROM THE PRESIDENCY.

I am Honorable DR. MRS. ROSELINE WILLIAMS; I occupy the position of the Director Debt. Reconciliation Committee in the office of the Presidency. I have been directed by His Excellency the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, (MOHAMMED BUHARI, SFF, GCFR) to bring to your notice and urgent attention that there was a meeting held in the Presidency and we understand the huge amount of money you have spent, and all the disappointment you have suffered in the past to get your contract/Inheritance fund paid to you. Due to what we described as selective payment and incessant demand of excessive fees by some unscrupulous and corrupt officials .

However, on assumption of office by this Government, series of special meetings were held in Nigeria and Abroad with some leaders of the World Monetary Institution: e.g. World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund (I.M.F), Paris club and London Club of Creditors, European Economic Community (E.E.C) and Envoy’s of our Correspondence International Bank of Settlement Worldwide, affiliated to the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The purpose of this meeting is to:
1) Rebuild Nigerian Economy.
2) Pay all Foreign Debts.

In this regards a total of US$1.3 Billion Dollars have being approved from the Supplementary Budget Bill by the National Assembly this month to pay all foreign contractors whose payment have been hanging since 1999 – 2017.

The Federal Government have instructed the Chairman, Contract Award Committee in the Central Bank of Nigerian to see that all foreign contractors receives his/her contractual payment in the next 48hrs as instructed. This committee has been empowered to pay all contract payment previously approved by the past Regimes/Administrators, which their payment was not effected. This morning a Telex signal attached with Presidential Order stamped and signed by the president have been sent to the Debt Reconciliation Committee to contact you for the payment of your over-due contract fund and other contractors listed. You are strongly advised for your interest and your esteem to respond back to this office upon the receiver of this good news

Note: This committee approved Debit Management is the only office that has approved to pay your fund and you are advise to stop any other financial institutions in Nigeria and Abroad they do not have the power anymore to release contract/inheritance payment without the due clearance/instructions from the Debt Reconciliation Committee: Taxes, Levies and Charges will be deducted from the sum. No up front payment.

Sir, on behalf of this Government, I apologize for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your payment in the past years.

Congratulation!
Sincerely yours.

(Chairman, Debt Reconciliation Committee)

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