419 scam: "Rev. Chris Cooper"<hr@591jk.com> THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUNDS.

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- +2348031348975 (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.
- agentchriscoop@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Chris Cooper" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <un71@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:24:23 -0300
Subject: THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUNDS.

Good Day,

I hope this mail gets to you in good faith.

Let me start by introducing my self to you, I am Reverend Chris Cooper and a banker by profession with banking experience of 24years. Presently, I am working with the

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) at the transfer department and am in charge of Foreign Transfer Department.

I want to use this opportunity to let you know that I came across your file that was painted Red and marked X and your transfer has been put on pending and hold for so

long. I took time to carry out my investigation and only to find out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees but the fund was not released to you.

I'm writing to confirm if you are DEAD or ALIVE because I am looking for all means to get this fund across to you or your family.

I needed to do this because you need to know the status of your Funds and cause for the delay, please this is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria, and you may not

understand it because you are not a Nigerian. I am only doing this because I have the fear of GOD in me and I hate to see people been cheated.

Note that the actual funds are valued at $2.5MILLION USD and the president made a compensation fund release for all unpaid beneficiary valued at $1.million usd.

I will like you to reconfirm to me your Full names,Telephone Number,Fax Number, House Address Occupation and your Age.

My contact Details

Name:Rev. Chris Cooper

email:agentchriscoop@gmail.com

Telephone: +234-80-3134-8975

The Bank shall be looking forward to hear from you if you are still very much Alive.

I remain your brother in the Lord Almighty.

Best Regards,

Rev. Chris Cooper

+234-80-3134-8975.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam