419 scam: Segun FROM DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPARTMENT DR. SEGUN ABGAJE

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "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: Segun
Reply-To: <drsegun_abgaje@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 03:36:54 -0500
Subject: FROM DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPARTMENT DR. SEGUN ABGAJE

FROM GT BANK NIGERIA PLC
DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPARTMENT
No 8 Nambilla Street ,Off Aso Drive
District Abuja Nigeria

Attention:

I AM DR. SEGUN ABGAJEI ,CHAIRMAN DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE FROM
THE OFFICE GT BANK NIGREIA PLC AS THE NEW APPOINTED BY MR.MUHAMMADU
BUHARI,PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND OTHER HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND (IMF), THEY AGREED TO PAY YOU THE SUM OF
$4,000,000.00 (FOUR MILLION US AMERICAN DOLLARS ONLY) AS YOUR COMPENSATION.

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND NIGERIA GOVERNMENT HAS RESOLVED ON A
DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO NIGERIA ON-BEHALF OF 100 SCAM VICTIMS TO BE
COMPENSATED AFTER POLICE ARRESTED SOME FRAUDSTERS IN LAGOS NIGERIA WHO
MENTIONED YOUR PARTICULARS AS ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

IN THE LINE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING HELD WITH THE AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT AND NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AS MR.MUHAMMADU BUHARI,PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA WITH THE ENTIRE BODIES HAS AGREED TO PAY
YOU $4,000,000.00 (FOUR MILLION US AMERICAN DOLLARS ONLY) AS YOUR
COMPENSATION.

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR NAME WERE AMONG THE LIST TO BE PAID $4M US
DOLLARS COMPENSATION PAYMENT. SO RE-CONFIRM BELOW INFORMATION SO THAT
THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MISTAKE:

1) YOUR FULL NAME: ---------------
2) YOUR CURRENT HOUSE ADDRESS: -------------
3) CURRENT DIRECT TELEPHONE: -------------
4) OCCUPATION & AGE: -------------

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THE INFORMATION, I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO TO
RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. GET BACK TO ME
IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME OVER YOUR APPROVED FUND
BECAUSE WE ARE ROUNDING OFF FOR THE LAST QUARTER COMPENSATION PAYMENT
OF THE YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

MY BEST REGARDS.

DR. SEGUN ABGAJE
GT BANK NIGERIA PLC ON
DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPARTMENT

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