419 scam: Mr DAVID RICHARDS <info.richards2@yahoo.com> ATTENTION FRIEND!

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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 <info.richards2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Mr DAVID RICHARDS <dinfo.ru@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2018 18:26:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTENTION FRIEND!

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 $15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred United State Dollars) Only
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 (BANK AND COUNTRY UNDISCLOSED) for Hospital and 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 be to kicked off
by November 2017. According to fund deposit agreement which I made with the bank ,
I BARRISTER DAVID RICHARDS should give the bank a Month notice
should they be any change in plan and that has been done before now

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 of interest 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 Paying Bank to let them move funds into your designated bank account in your home Country. Below information is required for the payment process under your name

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 ..............................

PLEASE NOTE: NO TRAVEL IS REQUIRED ON THIS, I WILL FORWARD MY UK ACCOUNT WHERE MY SHARE WILL BE FURTHER TRANSFERRED INTO AS SOON AS FUNDS REACHES YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND OUR SHARE IS 60% TO ME AND 40% TO YOU.

Regards,
David Richards
Attorney at Law

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