419 scam: "ELIZABETH COOPER"<elizacopper83@yahoo.com> FROM MRS ELIZABETH COOPER

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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:
- "i would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "ELIZABETH COOPER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <elizacooper43@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 10:24:49 +0100
Subject: FROM MRS ELIZABETH COOPER

Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper and family,
East Legon,
Accra Ghana

Good day,

I know you will be surprised to receive this mail, as we do not know each other before;Nevertheless I am Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper from Liberia presently residing in Accra Ghana.

I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation to invest and to go into joint bussiness partnership with you.

I have a substantial capital I intend to invest jointly with you into a lucrative business venture based on your advice and directive.

The essence of this mail is to open up communication with you to enable us know each other and plan,to invest our money with you.

please fell free to email me or call me on my mobile numberfor further clarification on my intention to partner with you.

If you will be so kind to accept my offer,fully, I will be glad to give you more details.

I am ready to offer you 25% of the total amount for your efforts.

please respond with your details such as

FULL NAME

AGE

OCCUPATION

COMPANY

POSITION IN COMPANY

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

PHONE

FAX

MOBILE

EMAIL

and if possible a copy of you ID.

God bless you as I will be looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Regards
Mrs Elizabeth Cooper

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