419 scam: "Michael Coppens"<michcopp@utopia.ocn.ne.jp> My Regards 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:

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: "Michael Coppens" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michcoppe77@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:11:04 -0700
Subject: My Regards to you

My Regards to you

Its always a great opportunity meeting new people for investment and

it will be a great privilege to introduce myself and my proposal to

you hoping that we may share this dream and work together as partners

to secure this privileged opportunity.

I am Michael Coppens head of cash flow and exchange department of

First Trust Bank London.

I have a mutual deal benefit of $2,740,000 which i believe we can

secure if you are real. The fund came out from an over invoiced

contract at f first fiscal quarter of 2015.

The fund is existing without claim for a very long time and I am

contacting you because I believe we can work together to secure it

since i'm unable to do it by myself because i work there too.

I need a trusted person because this deal is at the finial stage and I

am not ready to gamble with it.

I will wait till I hear from you to know your mind and also its

important you understand that you are free to turn it down too and

this is why i want you to prepare you mind before accepting this deal.

please send your full name , address/phone and occupation so that i

will contact you and explain everything to you in detail.

Regards

Michael Coppens

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