419 scam: henderson george <h.g03@msn.com> check your mail

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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:
- ",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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: henderson george <h.g03@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mr_hendersongeorge01@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:55:25 +0000
Subject: check your mail

I am Mr. Henderson George the Manager of Nat west bank Plc London. I have urgent and very confidential business proposal for you and I. On April 10, 2001, an Iraqi foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the BRITISPETROLUEM CORPORATION Mr.Rahman Ibraham made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 24 calendar months, valued at US$20,000,000 in my bank. Upon maturity after two year, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply up till today.

As the Manager of my bank, I discovered that Mr.Rahman Ibrahim died instate in an auto clash on his way to Iraq and all efforts to get his relatives to claim his funds has proved abortive up till today.

Since I'm the only person that knows about the existence of these funds here in my bank, I therefore contact you on trust so that we can use my position here as the manager and then claim this funds in your name as the legal beneficiary.

I have all the documents to support this claim in your name.

Please get back to me if you are ready to do real and confidential business with me.

Thanks

Regards,
Mr. Henderson George

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