419 scam: "Dr.Kevin. coopershaw," <coopershaw@cbe.com> TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

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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:
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447042066168 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- dr.coopershaw@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Kevin. coopershaw," <coopershaw@cbe.com>
Reply-To: dr.coopershaw@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:15:46 +0800
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

From: Dr.Kevin cooper shaw
Email: dr.coopershaw@gmail.com
#+447042066168
My name is Dr.Kevin.coopershaw, Private Auditor General CENTRAL BANK
OF ENGLAND,here in United Kingdom.I discovered a Numbered account with
a credit balance of £18,300,000 .00 British Pounds plus accumulated
interest, which belongs to an French businessman Mr. Paul-Louis
Halley.He was estimated to have a fortune of £2.2bn, putting him at
104th on the Forbes World's Richest People list in 2003. He died in a
plane crash on the 6th day of December 2002 Until now, nobody knows
about his bank account with CENTRAL BANK OF ENGLAND and my further
investigation proved that the deceased immediate family also died in
the tragedy.
Please visit this wikipedia page below for more information about Mr.
Paul Louis Halley:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Louis_Halley
With my position at the bank, I have all access, secret details and
necessary contacts for claim of the funds without any hitch. But due
to the sensitive nature of my job, I need a foreigner to HELP claim
the funds, my position as a civil servant and as a staff of the bank
does not permit me or my relatives to claim this funds. Therefore I
contact you as a foreigner to arrange the transfer of this fund out of
this account before our next auditing because If our bank management
discover that this account has been latent for these long, it will be
frozen and the money will be returned to the bank treasury, as
unclaimed public funds. Therefore, I want you to stand as the ?Foreign
Beneficiary", and I assure you of a perfect transfer strategy that
will be placed in your name legally, so that nobody will suspect your
claims.
For your involvement in this deal, you are entitled to 40% of the
total amount transferred to your bank account and I will count on your
sense of secrecy in order to avoid risky exposure of this deal. Upon
consideration of the offer, Kindly provide me with your full name,
contact address and your direct telephone/fax number, to enable me
re-profile the fund to your name as the heir beneficiary and guide
your communication with the bank for onward release and transfer of
the fund to your bank account. Feel free to call me for further
discussions.
Considering the sensitivity nature and magnitude of this project,i ask
your reply to my private Email: dr.coopershaw@gmail.com
Thanking you in anticipation for your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Dr.Kevin. coopershaw,
Private Auditor General
CENTRAL BANK OF ENGLAND
United Kingdom.
Email: dr.coopershaw@gmail.com
#+447042066168

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