419 scam: "Henry Davidson" <henrydavidson1@e1.ru> CAN WE WORK TOGETHER??

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Henry Davidson" <henrydavidson1@e1.ru>
Reply-To: henrydavidson2@e1.ru
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 05:45:39 -0500
Subject: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER??

Good Day,

I greet you with warm regards; please kindly go through this message and
see if we could work together,I earn a living in the oil industry as
leader of the Procurement Unit in the Office of the National Petroleum
Agency of SÃ£o TomÃ© and Principe,On my desk is a mandate to arrange for
crude oil purchase from Libya for,up to 2,000,000 barrels on monthly bases
for 12 calendar months.

The essence of my reaching out to you is the fact that am in the process
of building a middle man structure to mediate between the 2 parties
involved before the contract is signed,You may be wondering why I cannot
do it myself right? The honest fact is that as a staff, it is against my
company's operational ethics to profiteer from any dealings with the firm
hence the reason I need a trustworthy person outside my work circle in
order to maintain a discreet profile.

I wish to extend this partnership to you my friend to build a middle man
structure with you while I work from the back to guide you, Our
commission/brokerage as middle men is between $2 - $3 per barrel so if the
target of 2M barrels is met monthly we stand to share $4M - $6M every
month for a span of 12 months,Worry less about the speedy sales as I have
contacts within oil producing country's top echelon for license of crude
oil export/lifting to any firm I so present for this business.

Honestly if you can forecast you see that this venture is a step to being
a name to reckon with in the global oil market. You can reach me on the
following email address for more information

Kind regards.
Mr.Henry Davidson

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