419 scam: "DR.OLUSEGUN AGANGA"<info@ministryoffinance.com> PLEASE NOTE!!!! 04-07-2011

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.OLUSEGUN AGANGA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <olu.aganga@ministryofinance.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 14:59:53 -0700
Subject: PLEASE NOTE!!!! 04-07-2011

Attention Honuorable contractor,

This is to inform you that your name came first from our Central Computer among the list of unpaid foreign
contractors and Inheritance claims individuals and have toupdate your information through this email contact for
immediate confirmation.

Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment ofUS$12,500,000 million (Twelve

Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) and it has been approved already for payment months ago.However, we received an email from one Mr. Morris

Lint,who told us That you are dead and he is your next of kin and that you died in a auto Accident some months,He

has also submitted his Account information to the Accounting office department of our Bank for Immediate

transfer of the fund to him as your next of kin.Regarding our investigation from the Bank and the Nigerian
Police Force (N.P.F) inconjunction with the Economic Financial Crime Commission (E.F.C.C) we are now
verifying by contacting you via email address as we have in our Bank records before we can Make the transfer into
his account, and for us to conclude with the confirmation to know if you are really dead or not.Please, reconfirm
immediately through the e-mail as Proof,before we can release of the outstanding payment against your name listed out. Upon this, i request you send your full
personal information as soon as possible to enable this department finalize The transfer of the fund release to
your nominated foreign Bank Account.

This department needs the following information From you urgently to enable us verify with the Information we have
in the Central computer of the Bank.

1. Full Names:

2. Telephone:

3. Contact Address.:

4. Age

5. Occupation.

6. Sex

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that
is privileged, confidential and exempt from Disclosure under applicable law.Once again, I apologize to you on
behalf of the federal minitry of finance towards this contact and proper confirmation required
urgently from you if you still alive.

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Olusegun Aganga.
Honourable Minister Of Finance

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