419 scam: "barr.osumba"<barristerosumbaaa@gmail.com> REPLY VERY URGENT

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "barr.osumba" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.osumbamasika@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 03:24:56 -0700
Subject: REPLY VERY URGENT

Hello Dear Sir,

My name is OSUMBA MASIKA an Attorney at Law & solicitor, operating here in Nairobi, Kenya and the neighboring Republic of South Sudan.

I have my professional services retained by Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon, a South Sudanese and a prominent politician.

My client,Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon, was the former vice president of Republic of South Sudan.He has mandated our Firm to oversee his liquid assets, which he wish to entrust with a genuine and productive investment manager to place in any viable project overseas.

For more details, contact me urgently via my secured email below to enable me furnish you with the data and what is involved. It is important to inform you that first on our TO DO list will be a one on one meeting. That will happen as soon as you could express interest and confidence to be part of this project.

I look forward to your response with complete name and reachable telephone number to enable me provide you with comprehensive procedure of this partnership as well as the legality.

Kind regards,

Barrister. OSUMBA MASIKA

Eddie Rugo Law Chambers,

P.O BOX 1803 Nakuru 20100 Kenya

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