419 scam: Michael Cooper <barr.ojowilliamsng@gmail.com> contract/inheritance payment

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- coopermichael624@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Michael Cooper <barr.ojowilliamsng@gmail.com>
Reply-To: coopermichael624@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 May 2018 15:07:27 +0100
Subject: contract/inheritance payment

Federal reserve bank, new York
Head, electronic payments unit
Bank address: 2031 Richard Jones Rd, NY 10001
PHONE 443,37,9355
USA

This is to officially inform you that your US$20.5Million United State Dollar
contract/inheritance payment has been approved and an ATM Card has
been accredited in your favor.

Your Personal Identification Number is 8228.

You are advised to reply with the following information for delivery
of your ATM card:

Name, Delivery Address, Phone, Age, Sex, profession and Valid ID.

Upon the confirmation of your details, your ATM CARD will be forwarded
to our address. You are required to quickly respond urgently without
delay. Thanks and God bless you.
Please reply vie email: coopermichael624@gmail.com

Faithfully yours,

Michael Cooper
Head, electronic payments unit
Federal reserve bank, new York

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