419 scam: "Mr. Henry Richards" <hrichardson2005@hotmail.com> Help Me To Transfer and Invest ($16M)fggg

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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:
- "hrichardson2002@gala.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Henry Richards" <hrichardson2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hrichardson2002@gala.net
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:55:55 -0500
Subject: Help Me To Transfer and Invest ($16M)fggg

From: Mr. Henry Richardson.

14a Pybus Road Sandton Johannesburg.

South Africa.

Tel + 2779 601 4472

With a warm heart I offer my friendship, and my greetings, and I hope this
email letter meets you in good time. I am Mr. Henry Richardson, one of the
Directors of Project implementation, South Africa Department of Minerals
and Energy. I am making this contact with you based on the need for an
individual/company who will be willing to assist me with a solution to a
money transfer.

This amount $16m represents the balance of the total contract Value
Executed on behalf of Department mineral resources and Energy by a foreign
contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately, of
which the actual sum has been paid.

Should you be willing to assist me in the transaction and the transfer of
this amount, I would be offering you a reasonable amount. To enable us
commence with this project, I will need you to send me some of your
information which should be (1) Your Direct Telephone number (2) Your
official or Residential Address in your reply email. This would enable me
brief you comprehensively on the project. PLEASE REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE
EMAIL ADDRESS: hrichardson2002@gala.net

Best Regards,

Mr. Henry Richardson

Tel + 2779 601 4472

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