419 scam: "JOHN COOPER"<j_cooper39@yahoo.com> MY SINCERE ADVICE TO YOU

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348020999271 (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.
- mchukwudi43@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN COOPER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jcooper5634@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:52:18 -0700
Subject: MY SINCERE ADVICE TO YOU

Attn: My Dear,

I am Mr. John Cooper from Portsmouth, United Kingdom. I am one of those that were expecting their funds from Nigeria, for many years they refused to pay me. And I had spent over US$115,800 while in UK trying to get my fund but all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my funds documents. In Nigeria I was directed to meet one Barrister Michael Chukwudi, who is a member of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE in that country. He explained everything to me when I contacted him. He told me that those that are contacting us through emails are fraudsters. He then took me to the paying bank for the claim of my fund after the necessary documentations. Right now I am the happiest man on earth because I have received my total funds of $15,000,000 (Fifteen Million Dollars) Moreover, Barrister Michael Chukwudi, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your email address as one of the beneficiaries, which is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with the fraudsters if you are still communicating with them. They are not with your fund; they are only making money out of you. He even gave me a long list of persons and banks that are behind the non release of the funds to their rightful benefi

I advise you to stop every communication with whosoever you have been dealing with and contact Barrister Michael Chukwudi immediately for him to help you to receive your fund.

You can contact him through this information:

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name: Barrister Michael Chukwudi
Emails: barr.mchukwudi@qq.com; mchukwudi43@yahoo.com
Phone Number: +234-802-099-9271

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you claiming to be in a position to release your fund; they are only taking advantage of you as they did to me before now.

Take note that the only money I paid after I met Barrister Michael Chukwudi was US$850 only for the paper works. Once again stop contacting those fraudsters whose only interest is how to extort as much money from you as possible.

Thank you and be blessed.

Mr. John Cooper

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