419 scam: MR Olusegun Aganga <ginomassari@rogers.com> ATTN.TO THE BENEFICIARY,FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,FOREIGN DEBT MANAGEMENT OFF

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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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
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.
- offc_federal@maktoob.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR Olusegun Aganga <ginomassari@rogers.com>
Reply-To: offc_federal@maktoob.com
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 01:40:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTN.TO THE BENEFICIARY,FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,FOREIGN DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE,URGENT REPLY AND THANKS.

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE

FOREIGN DEBT
MANAGEMENT OFFICE

FEDERAL SECRETARIAT
ABUJA,

NIGERIA.

Official
Email:offc_federal@maktoob.com

Office
Line:+234+802-454-5261

www.fmf.gov.ng

To The Beneficiary,

Good Day, Fact
Finding & Special Duties office In conjunction with the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN) and Legal Clearance Office, has received part of your
pending payment with reference number(LM-05-371) amounting to US$10M,
Million (Ten million United State Dollars) out of your
contractual/inheritance funds from our ordering contractor Bank quoting
reference to DVO/WRF LJ-01-712.

According to
information in our security computer we were notified that you have
waited for so long to receive this payment without success, we also
confirmed that you have not met all statutory requirements in respect of
your pending payment.

You are therefore
advised for immediate response and tender the information below to
enable the Payment Clearance Department to obtain necessary information
and authorize our banking sector to realize the funds to you.

THE CONFIRMATION
INFORMATION:

(1)Beneficiary
Name:

(2)Address/
Tele/Fax:

(3)Sex/Marital
Stators/Age:

(4)Scan Copy of
international Passport/ ID card:

(5)Occupation /
Country Code .

6,Bank account
details.

Be warned, you
should avoid and prevent any thing that can cause Unnecessary delay, as
this may be the last opportunity for you to receive your payment, hence
all your past efforts and contacts have failed you.

Send Your
Information and Reply to this Office A.S.A.P:

Thanks

Yours Faithfully

MR Olusegun Aganga

Honourable Minister
OF Finance

Federal Republic OF
Nigeria

www.fmf.gov.ng

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