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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Michael Ramsey" <michaelramsey101@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: michaelramsey@shymail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 10:48:05 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT.

Dear Friend,

Good day to you. I may have to trouble your sense of
personal achievement and reward for an opportunity
properly taken advantage of.I am Mr. Michael Ramsey,
a representative and attorney to Kenneth Lay, the
former chairman & CEO, Enron Corp.Industry: Energy
&Natural Resources Home, presently in jail and facing
trial on charges of corruption and embezzlement of
funds while in Power. He deposited ($21,000,000.00)
with me when he was in power as the chairman.

I am contacting you because I want you to deal with
the Finance house and claim the money on my behalf
since I have declared that the Funds belong to my
foreign business partner. You shall also be required
to assist me in investment in your country. I hope to
trust you as a God fearing person who will not sit on
this money when you claim it, rather assist me
properly, share in this percentage, 60% to me and 40%
to you. When I receive your positive response I will

give you viable information relating to this project
i.e. the Finance institution where the money was
deposited and the required documentation that will
enable you lay claims to the funds, which is very
important. What I need is for you to indicate your
interest that you will assist us by receiving the
money on my behalf in Europe. For this, you shall be

considered to be the beneficiary to the funds. The
project in brief, is that the funds with which we
intend to carry out our proposed investments in your
country, is presently in the custody of a bank in
Europe. I do not want the government of my Country to

know about the money because they will believe I got
the money from the sales of Enron stock when he was
the Chairman & C.E.O.of Enron Once I have your details i
n full, the finance institution will contact you for
Release of the funds to your account. As soon as
payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above
is successfully transferred into your account, I
intend to use my own share in acquiring some estates
abroad.


For this too you shall also be the overseas manager of
all our properties and you will be paid based on a
certain percentage agreed on by both parties.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
urgently by E-mail:michael_ramsey01@yahoo.com. I am
presently in LONDON.

Please, provide me the following:

1. Full Name

2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number

3. Your Contact Address.

Best Regards,

Mr Michael Ramsey.

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