419 scam: "Mr.Francis" <laurena@co.kr> Unpaid Beneficiary!

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "Mr.Francis" <laurena@co.kr>
Reply-To: mrapaulfrancis@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:34:02 +0200
Subject: Unpaid Beneficiary!

Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Finance
Plot 11 Victoria Island (Liaison Office) Lagos.
Our Ref: FRN/FGNX040-ODCS/23 Your Ref:

Attn: Unpaid Beneficiary

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR OVERDUE CONTRACT / INHERITANCE FUND
The Federal Executive Council / Foreign Debt Management Office was recently mandated by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Mr.Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) to verify all genuine contractors,inheritance,Winning(Lottery),and investment fund claims and pay their liabilities before the end of this year 2023. The Federal Executive Council was equally mandated to investigate jobs executed by foreign contractors between 1999 till date. Because our foreign debt has to be reduced drastically as directed by the World Bank.

Consequently, the Federal Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the National Assembly has set aside the sum US$1.4Billion to pay in good claims all foreign contractors / Inheritance Fund (Next of Kin). In line with this arrangement the Senate Committee on Foreign Debt Matters (National Assembly) ordered that contractors and Next of Kin whose files have shown sufficient proof regarding job execution and their debt outstanding for a long time to be settled without delay.

Finally, You are also advised to contact the Chairman, presidential task force on foreign debt disbursements Mr.Francis P.Ibekwe for immediate release of your fund. You have little or no time to comply with this directive as we already have over 94 beneficiaries to attend to with limited funds.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs.Zainab Ahmed
Minister of Finance, Budget and

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