419 scam: "Dr. OLUSEGUN OLUTOYIN AGANGA"<dr.olusegunoluaganga@gmail.com> RE: Release of US$8.5 Million Part Payment of your pending Inheritance/Contract

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
- waziriefccng.waziri.ng@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. OLUSEGUN OLUTOYIN AGANGA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.olusegunolutoyinaganga@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:02:45 +0100
Subject: RE: Release of US$8.5 Million Part Payment of your pending Inheritance/Contract Claims

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FROM OFFICE OF: Dr. OLUSEGUN OLUTOYIN AGANGA
Honorable Minister of Finance
Federal Ministry of Finance,Abuja
P.M.B. 14, Garki, Abuja
www.fmf.gov.ng

Dear Sir/madam,

RE: Release of US$8.5 Million Part Payment of your pending Inheritance/Contract Claims

Be well informed and directed that since the Invitation and intervention EFCC into the Nigerian Foreign contractors payment arrangement and process by the President in order to bring sanity,and fairness to all and also free it from corrupt Officials that are using their Offices to defraud and extort money from ignorant and unsuspecting Foreign contractors.
Be will informed,advised and Directed that by this mail we have full informed you that Foreign contractors payment has been removed from C.B.N and Ministry of Finance control and line of duty.In the latest Federal Government Official Gazzett it is stated that all Foreign contractors should first contact EFCC for directives on the procedure to get the fund back to avoid the past mistakes.You are hereby advised to contact the EFCC Director through this direct email address: waziriefccng.waziri.ng@gmail.com www.efccnigeria.org
Again you are advice to forward all this informations to this email address:
waziriefccng.waziri.ng@gmail.com bellow:
1. YOUR FULL NAME:................................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:.........................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE................................
4. FAX........................................................
5. AGE......................................................
6 .SEX:.........................................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION................................
8. YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO TRANSFER
INTO:........................................................
9. ID CARD OR INT'L PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE:-------------------------

Thanks for your co-operation by adhering to this directives you are helping Nigerian Government in its fight against corruption

Yours faithfully,

Dr OLUSEGUN OLUTOYIN AGANGA
Federal Minister of Finance, Nigeria

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