419 scam: HENRY CHARLES <henrycharles101@hotmail.com> Mr.Henry Charles

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
- henrycharles101@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HENRY CHARLES <henrycharles101@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:57:39 +0100
Subject: Mr.Henry Charles

Hi! I was just browsing your profile decided to contact you in this transaction, I would first like to express my sorrow at the death of my client who died with the UN-defined family member or relative. My name is Mr.Henry Charles, the personal Acounting officer of late Customer. I would like to know if we can work together. I would like you to act as the next of kin of my deceased Customer who has an account in the amount of U.S. $ 6.2million, with the financial institution in London He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an open mandate to benefitsiara.Sovet Directors adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of the money or forfeit the money to the bank as abandoned property. Fortunately, it will be very easy for me to make you become his official next of kin, because you have the same last name with my late Customer. I'm his personal characteristics and investment counsel. If you are interested, let me know so I can give you more information about what we should do. I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible. All i need from you is trust. Please provide me with your direct mobile telephone numbers, your present country of residence and your age in your reply to this mail.Send your reply to my confidential Email henrycharles101@hotmail.com Sincerely, Mr.Henry Charles.

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