419 scam: "Mr. Henderson Briggs" <briggshenderson@ymail.com> INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- briggs_henderson0011@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Henderson Briggs" <briggshenderson@ymail.com>
Reply-To: briggs_henderson0011@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:36:32 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.

Dear Sir,

I wish to contact you as a foreign partner who will assist me and my client,
Actually am working with a UK consulting firm as an operation and marketing
representative for the company for almost five years now and am on commission
agreement with this company which is not suitable for my living as far
as global
recess is concern, I have given my company many customers across the globe.

There an opportunity came to me as regards my job, I have a client who is a
retired bank director from the central bank in Benin Republic he is an old man
of 90 years He is ready to release some fund ($15Millon)for me with the
condition that I can manage this fund for an investment But I have decided to
put you as my boss in my company that we can manage this fund for him he trust
me. He has sign agreement for me that this fund will be in our
possession for 10
years investing the fund in any sector of economy and we have our own
percentage
too.

I want to do this without the knowledge of my company, and I have also
submitted
a letter of resignation to my company, Because if I bring this opportunity to
them again they will not compensate me, what I need from you is that I
will use
your name as my boss so that this man can release this fund to both of us, He
only want to see your name as a foreigner. This does not require any
Experience
from you I will do everything in the transfer of the fund and all
documentation
with the assistance of the lawyer so that everything will be legal.

PLEASE YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THIS MESSAGE. I DON?T ASK YOU FOR MONEY OR SEND
MONEY TO ME. I am only to clarify this for you to understand the
genuity of this
partnership, and nothing will be done until the both of us meet PHYSICALLY I
will details you the meeting place and position of this fund, Once I receive
reply from you I will fly from united kingdom to meet the Old man so
that we can
talk to you on phone please send your phone number.

PLEASE REPLY ON MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:
briggs_henderson0011@yahoo.co.jp

Looking forward to hearing from you shortly.

Sincerely.

Mr. Henderson Briggs

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