419 scam: "Tim J W Tookey"<t.jwtookey@llyds.co.uk> Good Day.

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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:
- ",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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "timjwtookey29@w.cn" (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: "Tim J W Tookey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timjwtookey30@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:55:20 +0800
Subject: Good Day.

Good Day,

Compliment of the new season.I am Tim J W Tookey; I am contacting you for a legitimate business transaction strictly to you,I personally discovered a dormant account with a total sum of USD$95,000,000.00 and the owner of this dormant account died on 31st Dec 2004, this account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it.

I therefore solicit 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.

Note:
* : You will act as the true Beneficiary of the fund.
* : Your full information will be need for this transaction.
* : I will be contracting an attorney, who will procure the relevant documents.
* : Sharing rate is 60% for me and 40% for you, While 5% for checks and Balance.
* :I will travel to meet you in your country for Sharing and investment.

If you are willing to cooperate in this transaction, kindly reply through my private email: timjwtookey29@w.cn, looking forward to hear from you.

Regards
Tim.

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