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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +2347090047780
• 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.
  • coalgatew@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: coalgatew@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:00:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Accrued Interest Payment of $1.5Million Dollars in your Favor.


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:w.coalgate@yahoo.com.co



- Accrued Interest Payment of $1.5Million Dollars in your Favor. Eco Bank Nig Plc Plot Adeola Adeyo Street Victoria Island, Lagos Tel :+234-709-004-7780 Attention: Beneficiaries This is to officially contact you about the process and release of your accrued interest payment of US$1.5Million Dollars (Two Million five hundred Thousand Dollars been amount accrued in your initial principal Sum, which is presently with our Apex Bank. I was instructed to contact you by the board of directors of this honorable bank based on the fact that this accrued interest has been with us for some time now and we taking time to see if you will contact us for this claims. Arrangements are on ground to process and release this funds as soon as we hear from you as the bonafied beneficiary of this accrued interest. However, you are required to reconfirm your details.These are the needed informations is asked below :- NAME:.... AGE:..... SEX:..... ADDRESS:.. DIRECT PHONE: MOBILE.... OCCUPATION:Finally on this note,you are requested to expedite action as regards to the requested above mentioned information so as to enable us complete the process of documentation for this payment. Thanks and regards to your anticipated co-operations Remain bless. MR. WILLIAM COALGATE Email:coalgatew@gmail.com

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