419 scam: "Mr. Mathew Wright" <restoration.year@btinternet.com> Henderson Global Investors Limited

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mathew Wright" <restoration.year@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: john_mcfarlanejob@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:52:23 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Henderson Global Investors Limited

From: Henderson Global Investors Limited.
201 Bishopsgate
London, EC2M 3AE
United Kingdom.

Dear Friend,

My heart warm greetings to you.I am Mr.Mathew Wright, the Managing Director of Henderson Global Investors Limited, London. I Have a very important request that make me to contact you; , I decided to reach you directly to solicit your assistance and Guidelines in making a business investment and transfer of £45.5M GBP (Fourth Five Million Five Hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling only) into your country within the Next few days.

The funds are legitimate, All confirmable documents to back up the claims and transfer of funds legitmately in your name as beneficiary will be provided and made available to you prior to your acceptance to help as a foreign partner. No risk is involved. .

As the Managing Director, and am in charge with the control and regulations of all foreign payment remittance of our firm Offshore Mortgage & Services of all our overseas brokers / mutinational investors. But at this moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this profitable Business investment until I get your response by email. Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed legitimately in your name from any of our 6 Clearing Houses without any hitches. At the completion of this transaction, we shall split the funds as 50% for me, 50% for you.

Please take out a moment of your very busy Schedule today to respond back if you are interested to help; please send your email response and direct telephone numbers to me for an initial confidential communication between us, so that I will give you further explanation on source of funds and details of funds transfer.

Awaiting your kind reply soon, for more details.

Best Regards,
Mr Mathew Wright.

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