419 scam: "Engineer Timothy Brown." <ahmad.mualla@yahoo.com> TAKE MY ADVISE !!!

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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- +447024033430 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- jefferybrooks2@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Engineer Timothy Brown." <ahmad.mualla@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jefferybrooks2@aol.com
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 19:50:45 +0600
Subject: TAKE MY ADVISE !!!

To: My good friend,

Your Lottery / Inheritance & Contract Payment
*****************************************************

My name is Engineer Timothy Brown; I am a US citizen from Washington DC. I
am a next of kin to an inheritance from Nigeria in the year 2009 and up
till three months ago, I fought to receive my due inheritance payment
without success. I did not know that all these months of my struggle, I
was been swindled and mishandled by corrupt government officials claiming
to help me actualize my goal not knowing they were only enriching their
pockets with my hard earned money that I sent to Africa for one reason or
the other.

Not until I was directed to the British HM Treasury zonal office in London
by a US senator in the US three month ago. He directed me to contact the
zonal representative of the British HM Treasury in London and I did
contact him for
assistance and advice on what to do to receive my due inheritance payment
into my bank account.

It was this good and God fearing man you with his contact details.

When you contact him, give him an elaborate detail of your problem
e.g..Lottery, Contract or Inheritance even Investment and he is going to
advice you on what to do and how to go about it. Find his contact details
below and contact him at once, man is God to man, I have realized this
fact. Feel free to ask the man any question; he his going to be your eyes
to see for you.

Contact: General Jeffery Brooks via his details below:

Ministry of Finance (HM Treasury)
Financial Services Authority (FSA)
Financial Intelligence Unit
United Kingdom.
Reference Release Code: GNC/3480/02/10
Desk of: General Jeffery Brooks
Tel No:+447-024-03-3430
e-mail:jefferybrooks2@aol.com

Lastly, least I forget, the united nations office in London supplied me
with your contact details that I should give you the good news that they
are doing all within their power to clean the system.

Regards,
Engineer Timothy Brown.
Tim Brown Electric Inc.
Private Company, Headquarters Location
3088 Winkle Ave. Ste. B, Santa Cruz, CA, United
States Primary SIC: Electrical Work, Primary NAICS:
Electrical Contractors
Description: Construction: Electrical contractor

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