419 scam: "Special Agent Cole"<test@hrbanlv.com> FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
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.
- +2347087401317 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- danielcolefbi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Special Agent Cole" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danielcolefbi@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 04:29:24 +0300
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION.

Our Ref: RTB /SNT/STB

To. Beneficiary.

I am Special Agent Daniel Cole and am here in Africa as an FBI/CIA

delegate that has been delegated to investigate this fraudsters who

are in the business of swindling Foreigners that came for transaction

in Africa, i found your name among the listed outstanding costumers

yet to be paid, i was also informed that you are no longer alive, by

the paying bank,that your Sister called Mrs Tego Owen instruct the

bank to transfer your fund $4.5m into her account, yesterday, I stop

the bank, that i need to make my investigation, to be very sure if

really you are not alive as instructed by Mrs Tego Owen , if you are

truly alive please, you need to send your account details /any of your

passport photo, so that the paying bank can transfer your fund $4.5m

to your account number without wasting time, as all this hoodlums are

busy claiming what does not belongs to them.

Respond to my private email: danielcolefbi@gmail.com

Direct Number: +2347087401317

Best Regard,

DANIEL COLE

FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION

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