419 scam: Barry Adams <barryadamsunionbank@gmail.com> Partnership Proposal

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "barry-adams@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "barry-adams@outlook.com" (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: Barry Adams <barryadamsunionbank@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barry-adams@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 16:35:15 +0100
Subject: Partnership Proposal

>From The Desk of Barry Adams
Director Personal Banking Department
Unity Trust Bank plc
Marina
Lagos

Sir,

I write to inform you that your name will be configured in a funds transfer deal involving $9.4 million . This fund has been stashed out of the excess profit made last year by my branch office of the Unity Trust Bank plc. I have already submitted an approved end-of-the-year report to my head office, and they will never know of this excess cash.

I am therefore requesting that you permit me to have your name configured on our payroll database as holder of the excess account. I will need to guide you properly on how to apply to my head office for the bank-to-bank remittance of the excess cash of $9.4Million into your designated bank account as soon as you have replied.

It is confidential and easy. I have the capacity as a banker to make it work perfectly well within the next few days.

If you accept this proposal, I intend for you to retain 40% of the funds while 60% shall be for me. Kindly send me the following information, to my private email address: barry-adams@outlook.com

1, Your Full Name:
2, House Address:
3, Your Cell Phone Numbers:
4, Your Occupation:

Thanks

Barry Adams
Director Personal Banking Department
Unity Trust Bank plc
Marina
barry-adams@outlook.com

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