419 scam: "Kopu Egede"<kopuegede100@hotmail.com> GET BACK TO ME

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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 next of kin scam.
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.
- kopuegede2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kopu Egede" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kopuegede2@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 21:14:50 +0200
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Greetings,

I am Mr. kopu Egede, a Ghanaian and an expert in financial market analyst, a deceased client of mine died as the result of plane crash incident killing more than 150 passengers on board, on Sunday June 3, 2012 . I am Contacting you as his associate to help assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged by my Client with his Financial Security Firm in Ghana is not declared unclaimed Hence my reason for contacting you. This Financial Firm has issued me a Notice to contact the next of kin or the account will be confiscated.

My Proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the Next-of-kin hence the original next of kin of my late client also had died along side with him on that faithful morning; my effort to get his next of kin has since been proving difficult. No relatives or friends Could be traced for the claim of the said fund, as the beneficiary you Will have all access to make claim of the funds, Then we shall discuss how We can use the fund to help the needy on a based Charity programmed also for investment.

I plan on giving help to earthquake victims in countries like India, Pakistan or any other country afflicted with a natural cause disaster.

Original deposit to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be issued to you. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology, however if you are willing to assist me in this cause I will establish a verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into a much better Picture of the situation.

1. http://www.deccanherald.com/pages.php?id=254248
2. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-06-03/news/32011760_1_crash-site-lagos-national-emergency-management-agency

Await your response through my alternative email: kopuegede2@hotmail.com

Best Regards,
Mr. kopu Egede

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