419 scam: Mallam Sani Dangote <henrihesselhenri@gmail.com> HELLO

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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:
- "million 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)
- "top secret" (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: Mallam Sani Dangote <henrihesselhenri@gmail.com>
Reply-To: customercarein@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 02:02:18 +0100
Subject: HELLO

Attention.

Top greetings to you and your family, I am sure you may be surprise of this
message or probably think its one of the emails you do receive from Nigeria
or other counties, I have never had the intension to contact you this way
or have I ever contacted people over the internet regarding proceeding
issue am about to share to with you, First let me introduce my self to you,
I am Mallam Sani Dangote, The younger brother to Aliko Dangote in west
Africa Nigeria, Please do not take this issue as one of the emails you do
receive or think otherwise, this is 100% real and with every prove. my
Brother Aliko, is having some problem with the Nigerian Government which
involve some fund issue with Union Bank and this made the government bronze
down all the account my brother have in Nigeria and they are planning to
close the overseas account as well. You may find this out by logging/click
the website (
http://m.dailytimes.com.ng/article/11578/sani-dangote-appeals-court-ruling-on-frozen-accounts/#.VBfgzPldUTY
) . My brother and I have decided to move the large sum of $50 Million
Dollars presently deposit outside the country in Amsterdam. This is where
we need your help to handle this, we are willing to come into any
negotiation percentage you may wish to accept for your assistance over
this, Please kindly get back to us and keep this a top secrete between us.
I will be glad to here back from you.

Best Regards

Mallam Sani Dangote

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