419 scam: Mr.Henry Daniel <james@ecs.com> DID YOU RECEIVE MY FIRST EMAIL

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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:
- "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us dollars" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Henry Daniel <james@ecs.com>
Reply-To: <mr.henry-daniel1@gmx.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 17:57:18 -0300
Subject: DID YOU RECEIVE MY FIRST EMAIL

Compliment Sir;

Be assured that this brief proposal is genuine and confidential. The presidency has allocated $300 Million (THREE HUNDRED MILLION US DOLLARS)for foreign Contractors that executed the Construction of several roads in Ghana. As a Minister of Mines and Energy, I have been mandated to review names of outstanding contractors and certify the payment schedule.

As a political appointee, I am restricted from operating a foreign bank account while in office. Permit me to include your name on the payment schedule as a foreign contractor and receive $16.5M on my behalf. I will issue you a payment reference and direct you to the bank for immediate payment As I will process the documents through my Ministry to back-up the source of the fund.

I am offering 40% and you will also help me invest 60% of my share into any lucrative business in your country, where your government will not take much tax from it. I guarantee you that this venture is risk free. If you are interested, please, get back to me For further details and quick response to your email, and if not, please delete this Letter and do not inform anyone about it because I am still in office.

Regards,

Mr.Henry Daniel

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