419 scam: "Mr David Richards!" <davidrechards9000@yahoo.com> ***BULK*** PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr David Richards!" <davidrechards9000@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dinfo.ru@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:00:32 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: ***BULK*** PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

Urgent Attention For Partnership,

My name is (DAVID RICHARDS) An International Lawyer from United Kingdom, A
spokesman and a close confidant to the Rockefeller family - one of the
richest families in the United States of America. I have in my legal care
the sum of $10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred United State Dollars)
belonging to Dr. Richard Rockefeller who died in a JET CRASH on the 13th
day of JUNE 2014.
This money was deposited with a bank in (ACCRA GHANA) for Hospital a
Charity organization
establishment in the name of Dr. Richard Rockefeller,
Dr. and I were the only witnesses to this deposited funds, The proposed
project were designed to kick off
by November 2017. According to fund deposit agreement which I made with
the bank in Accra Ghana,
I BARRISTER DAVID RICHARDS should give the bank a Month notice
should they be any change in plan and that has been done.

Now that DR. RICHARD is dead,
I need you to partner with me and receive this money into your bank account
as the appointed beneficiary NEXT OF KIN to my late client DR. RICHARD
ROCKEFELLER.
I will give you more details when I get your response to my proposal. In
the meantime,
you can read through the link below for information about Dr. Richard and
the entire Rockefeller family history.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/14/nyregion/richard-rockefeller-killed-in-new-york-plane-crash.html?_r=0

As soon as I receive your interest to assist on this,
I will give you further info and guide you on how to contact
the in charge bank to let them move funds into your designated bank
account in your home Country.
Below information is required from you for fund release processing

1 Your Full Names.......................................
2,Your telephone Number.................................
3,Profession............................................
4,Age...................................................
5,Sex...................................................
6,Marital Status........................................
7,House Address.........................................
8,Int,Passport OR work ID ..............................

Kind regards,
Barrister D.Richards.

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