419 scam: Mr Tim Tookey <jwtookey@btopenworld.com> From: Mr Tim Tookey

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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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "pin_pvt.tim1@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "pin_pvt.tim1@msn.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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447035961793 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Tim Tookey <jwtookey@btopenworld.com>
Reply-To: tookeytim@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:51:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From: Mr Tim Tookey

From: Mr Tim Tookey
Group Finance Director.
LLoyds Banking Group United Kingdom
www.lloydsbankinggroup.com
+447035961793

Good day,
I am Mr. Tim Tookey, the Group Finance Director of LLoyds Banking Group United Kingdom.
I am contacting you for a legitimate business transaction strictly for you and me alone. I personally discovered a dormant account with a total sum of USD$95,000,000.00 (NINETY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) here in our bank.The owner of this dormant account died on 4th Jan 2002. Since his death, nobody has operated in his account because the account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it.

According to our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS, this dormant fund will be confiscated by law if it remains dormant for a period of [8] eight years without any claim.I therefore solict for your sincere cooperation in transferring this dormant fund to your foreign account as the foreign beneficiary of the fund to avoid confiscating it by our bank.

I will split the transfer into two 2 stages for easy and smooth transfer.Firstly, I will transfer $5,000,000.00 to any valid foreign account you will nominate. After a successful transfer of the fund, I will fly to meet you in your home destination for sharing. Thereafter we jointly transfer the remaining balance of $90,000,000.00 for big investments.
This transaction will be done in a legitimate procedure within 6 banking days to avoid any breach of the law. Sharing will be 60% for me and 40% for you. If you are willing to cooperate in this transaction.

Reply now to my private email: (pin_pvt.tim1@msn.com)
Anticipating for your positive response for more details.

Yours truly,
Tim Tookey
Group Finance Director
www.lloydsbankinggroup.com
Email (pin_pvt.tim1@msn.com)
+447035961793

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