419 scam: "Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF)"<officeoftheagn@sbcglobal.net> From The Office Of Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF)..28/10/2017

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officeoftheagn2017@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:19:42 -0700
Subject: From The Office Of Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF)..28/10/2017

Attention beneficiary,

PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVES ON YOUR AWAITING FUND.

I am Mr Ahmed Idris Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, I write to inform you that we received an Authentic Approval instructed by our New President, His Excellency
President Muhammadu Buhari of the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA to pay you your Outstanding Fund of USD$5,600,000.00 (Five Million,Six hundred thousand dollars only)

It has become considerably Emergent that we have been Directed to take this measure Due to the much Embarrassments being caused to certain Foreign Beneficiaries and The Federal Republic Of Nigeria due to Questionable Circumstances with which some Greedy Nigerian Officials have looted the Funds of this Beneficiaries after their Payment is Released.

All approvals required for this payment has been issued in your Favor and already forwarded to my Office to enable you Receive your Over due Payment.

Please Reconfirm the Required Details Below.

First Name:
Last Name:
Home Address:
Occupation:
Date Of Birth:
Telephone #:
Copy of Identification.

Upon the Receipt of the above information,i will link you to the paying Bank so that you will contact them for the release of your Fund.

I await for your Urgent Response.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Ahmed Idris,
Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF)

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