419 scam: tim geoffery <barristertimgeoffery@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?B?U1BFQ0lBTCBSRVFVRVNU4oCP?=

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barristertimgeoffery@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tim geoffery <barristertimgeoffery@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:58:29 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?U1BFQ0lBTCBSRVFVRVNU4oCP?=

*Hello My Dear , I am Mr. Tim Geoffrey ,a legal practitioner lawyer. I am
contacting you because a deceased client of mine died 2005,this was due to
the death of all the members of his family with car accident know one is
alive him shares the same last name with yours,Leaving a deposit value of
($6,200,000.00 Million Dollars) and the bank have issued me a notice to
contact the next of kin to my late client that is why i contact you for the
claim my proposition to you is to seek your consent. My intention is to
sick your consent and to present you as the next of kin to my late client
you can reach me on (barristertimgeoffery@gmail.com
<barristertimgeoffery@gmail.com>) for more detailsinformation Best
RegardBarr.Tim Geoffrey.*

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