419 scam: "Barr. Richard" <richarduba2110@gmail.com> Lets get this done!!!

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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2349095176918 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Richard" <richarduba2110@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richarduba211@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:39:06 -0700
Subject: Lets get this done!!!

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ATTENTION DEAR,

I AM BARR. RICHARD UBA THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO THE LATE MR.FRANK JOHN
AN AMERICAN NATIONAL,MR.FRANK JOHN WAS A CONTRACTOR WITH AN OIL
COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA,MR.FRANK JOHN WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT
HERE IN LAGOS NIGERIA WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN AND HAS SINCE
BEEN BURIED.

I AM CONTACTING YOU SO THAT I CAN PRESENT YOU AS A FAMILY MEMBER TO
MR.FRANK JOHN SINCE I COULD NOT LOCATE ANY ONE YET, THE PURPOSE FOR
THIS IS TO ENABLE US WORK TOGETHER TO CLAIM THE FUND DEPOSITED BY MY
DECEASED CLIENT WITH A BANK HERE, WHICH IS THE RISK OF BEING DECLARED
UNCLAIMED SOONER THAN LATER IN THE CUSTODY OF THE BANK.THE FUND IN
QUESTION IS 20.5M US DOLLARS, WHILE THE DEPOSIT REFERENCE IS:
UBPLC/PBG/002/99

IF THIS PROPOSAL IS OKAY BY YOU,DO GET BACK TO ME ASAP,TO ENABLE ME
DISCLOSE FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION AS WELL AS DISCUSS
THE MODALITIES FOR ITS EXECUTION.LET I NOT FORGET,I WILL BE OFFERING
YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL FUND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS VENTURE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU

BEST REGARDS

BARR.RICHARD UBA
+234 909 517 6918

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