419 scam: "Mr. Leon Ben. Henry" <innerworks@innerworksinternational.com> Your withheld fund

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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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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Leon Ben. Henry" <innerworks@innerworksinternational.com>
Reply-To: <mrhillarybenson@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 14:26:43 -0600
Subject: Your withheld fund

Kasikornbank Public Company Limited
KBANK. 40 Basinghall Street,
London.

Sequel to the directive from the Federal Ministry of Finance to pay your withheld sum of $2.7 million, An ATM Card Number worth USD$2.7 million has been approved for release by the Kasikornbank Thailand's. Also Note that your funds is protected by a hardcover insurance policy closely monitored by the United Nation (UN) monitoring committee. You are to provide us with this information's for verification and release of your ATM CARD for delivery, Full Name, Phone number, Delivery Address (not postal address.
Help us to serve you better.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Leon Ben. Henry

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