419 scam: "Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga"<mrsrosemckay@gmail.com> Waiting to hear from you

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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:
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348114003468

Fraud email example:

From: "Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pprivate278@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 20:58:01 -0700
Subject: Waiting to hear from you

I am the Former minister of finance of the federal republic of Nigeria from 2010-2011,June.

Under my tenure we have overdraft of about $15m which is still been kept in a bank in Nigeria without the knowledge of the Government and this

was brought out from the contract fund of $150m which has all been paid out but the overdraft was been made from the account where it has

been saved for long now before paying the contractors and i will want a reliable person like you who is competent to handle this transaction so that we can invest together and assist in making sure that the fund

is now transferred to you as one of the unpaid contractors who has not been paid. I have all the documents which i will be prepare through my lawyer and which will guide you to make claim without any problem.

On receipt of your response, I will forward to you further information which will give you a clearer overview of this opportunity.

Call me on my direct line:+234 811 4003 468

Thanks

Yours Sincerely

Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga

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