419 scam: "Joe cooper"<ian@mail.rayhome.com.tw> **** Stand as Next of Kin ****

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +34631093714 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Joe cooper" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bencook5511@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:25:57 +0200
Subject: **** Stand as Next of Kin ****

>From Barrister Joe Cooper
>From Barcelona Spain.
Mobile +34 631093714

I am Barrister Joe Cooper, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr.Robert Jose, a national Of your country,who used to work as a official contractor (Category D) with REPSOL YPF, SPAIN (RY) an oil firm in Spain. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 30th of July 2013, my client, and their only daughter were involved during the Spanish train crash which took him away from me. copy paste the link below for news info on edition.cnn.com/2013/07/30/world/europe/spain-train-crash .

Since then I have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to searchthrough with his name which motivated me to contact you, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at 2,000.000.00 million euros left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the (bank) where this huge amount were deposited.

Already the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you both come from the same country, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, I will have 60% of the proceed while you have 40% for your assistance.

PLEASE REPLY ME WITH YOUR INFORMATION AND CALL ME FOR MORE ORAL CLARIFICATION ON ( +34 631093714 ). ALSO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY.

Regards,
Barrister Joe Cooper

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