419 scam: "Prof. Connor Cooper" <ccooper@un.com> Reply Immediately!!!

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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 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.
- c.cooperxx20@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Connor Cooper" <ccooper@un.com>
Reply-To: c.cooperxx20@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:22:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Reply Immediately!!!

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Hello,

I Prof.Connor Cooper. A certified U.N. Diplomat mandated upon condition to
deliver your inheritance to you in your country of residence.

The funds in question is Seven Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars
(US$7.5 Million) and you were made the beneficiary of the funds by a
benefactor whose details will be revealed on receipt of delivery
confirmation, in accordance with the Agreement I signed with the
benefactor when he entreated my assistance to deliver this funds to you.

I am presently at JFK Airport in the United States of America, but before
I can proceed with the delivery to you, I need you to re-confirm the
required details below:

1.Full Name
2.Residential Address
3.Age
4.Occupation
5.Direct Telephone Numbers

This is to ensure I am dealing with the right person due to the high level
of fraudsters over the internet. Please don not hesitate in writing back
to me via this email (c.cooperxx20@gmail.com) so we can proceed.

Regards,
Prof. Connor Cooper

http://iearn123.com/ref.php?page=act/ref&invcod=143722

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