419 scam: Cosmos <nabolinacosmos@terra.com> I Need Your Coperation

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

Fraud email example:

From: Cosmos <nabolinacosmos@terra.com>
Reply-To: c.nabolina@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 11:38:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I Need Your Coperation

Greetings in the name of God almighty. I know that this will be very surprising to receive message of this kind from a total stranger that you have never seen before, but I have no other choice. I am Mrs. Nabolina Cosmos. By nationality am from Ivory Coast in West Africa. Am suffering from long time cancer of the breast, it is quite obvious that I have few months to live according to my doctor, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to the worst stage. I lost my husband and my only child on April 2010 in a fatal car accident.

Their death brought a nightmare into my life. My late husband was a wealthy business man who was runs his gold and diamond business in Ivory Coast and after his death, I inherited all he left behind. Since my doctor has boldly told me that I have short period to live, I now made up my mind to donate this wealth to the advancement of God's work and improve the life of orphans. I decided to donate the sum of (U$5.600.000.00) and is lodged in the finance firm here in Ivory Coast where I am currently receiving treatment.

The moment I hear from you, I shall give you more information to get this fund released from the finance firm here into your own account. I honestly pray that this fund when transfer to you will be surely used for the said purpose. Am looking forward to hear from you. May the grace of God be with you and your family.

Yourâ€™s
Nabolina

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