419 scam: Brian Timothy <tuc14@sfsfz.ga> Business Proposal

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- briantimothy102@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Brian Timothy <tuc14@sfsfz.ga>
Reply-To: <briantimothy102@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:52:06 +0100
Subject: Business Proposal

Dear Friend

I would like to solicit for your cooperation in a deal that involves the transfer of US $18.3 million to your account for investment projects in your country and other developments.

Introduction: My name is Brian Timothy, a lawyer by profession. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Mikie Gould, a national of Russia, who worked with Nautical Petroleum Plc in UK, hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2010, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along the M4 Western Motorway. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several efforts to find any of his relatives but have not been successful.

Business Proposal: Before his death, he deposited US $18.3 million in a Financial Firm (name withheld). After these several unsuccessful efforts, I decided to contact you because the Financial Firm has issued me a notice to present his Next of Kin within the next 30 official working days or have the funds declared unserviceable and returned to the treasury as unclaimed in accordance with existing law/policy here in the UK. Since I have been unsuccessful in finding his relatives for over 4 years now, I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Financial Firm as the Next of Kin and business partner to late Mikie Gould, so that the funds will be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.

I shall provide all the legal documents if required to back up your claim as Next of Kin to late Mikie. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us achieve this transaction. This proposition is entirely risk free and I will use my position as attorney to late Mikie to help you procure all the required legal papers which will give you full legal protection anywhere in the world when the funds are wired to your account.

Please note: I am in the best position to arrange this transaction and i promise that all the procedure will be carefully followed to make sure we have a hitch free transfer of funds to you.

It is important we discuss further on the sharing ration when funds are confirmed in your account as you can reach me on my email and telephone number as stated. briantimothy102@gmail.com telephone + 44 7543371667.

Looking forward to a favourable response.

Brian Timothy.

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