Scheme to Steal Through Emails
Man Imprisoned for Attempting to DeFruad Financial Officer
Court papers reveal that in March 2018, Barr and his team looked into government-okay contractors and the people
who handle their payments. They zeroed in on the Lucas County Auditor’s Office gathering info on certain folks who
work for contractors.
Next, these schemers set up fake email accounts that looked just like the real ones used by folks who worked for the
vendors, the court documents say.
The scam technique is quite like one that “Flicknewsngr” detailed in a story on October 21. It covered Oludayo
Kolawole John Adeagbo, a 45-year-old guy who tricked two colleges with fake emails. He wanted to change the details
for vendor payments.
Barr and his crew used the same kind of trick. They sent out dodgy emails that looked almost like the real deal, with
just one letter off – think Andy.Willson@info.com turning into Andy.Willlson@info.com. The point was to either mess up where
the money went or to slip in nasty software through links or files they tacked on.
With these sneaky messages, they fed the Lucas County Auditor some changed-up payment instructions meant for real
vendor bills.
Fake Business Bank Accounts
Man Imprisoned for Attempting to DeFruad Financial Officer
Court records show Barr and his team made up fake IRS and Pennsylvania state papers building fake business accounts
at Bank of America, PNC Bank, and Citizens Bank. They fooled government employees into using these made-up bank
details to handle real invoice payments snatching the cash for themselves.
Their scheme played out with the Lucas County Auditor doing deals with legit government sellers, but Barr’s crew
tricked them into sending payments to the wrong bank accounts they set up, the charges against them say.
The crew got the government workers tricked with emails that looked super real. The workers went ahead with the fake
payment steps throwing the cash into the scammers’ accounts, not the real deal vendors who did the job. To keep their
sneaky moves undercover, the fraudsters moved that stolen dough between a bunch of different accounts quick as
lightning, once they got the government money. This made getting the money back super tough after peeps caught on
to the scam
The court papers say Barr owned up to being part of the plan to trick people through the internet and ended up with a
57-month stay in the slammer. He’s got to chill under watch for three years after that and pay back a hefty $622,793.62
because that’s what he owes.
Man Imprisoned for Attempting to DeFruad Financial Officer
