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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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Fraud email example:

From: Michael Jay Ramsey <mj_ramsey12@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:36:57 +0200
Subject: PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE


Greetings,

A very 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 Jay Ramsey, a representative and an attorney to
Kenneth Lay, the former chairman & CEO, Enron Corp. Industry:
Energy & Natural Resources Home. He deposited (US $21,000,000.00)
with me when he was in power as the chairman of the Corp.
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,
shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you.

When I receive your positive response I will let you Know where the
Finance house is and the document's to 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 finance house 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 my client was the Chairman & C.E.O. of Enron Corp.

Once I have your details in full, the finance house 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 in your country.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 via

E-mail: lndsmthlaw@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:+44 702-4054975
Fax:+44 700-5978934
I am presently in the United Kingdom.

Please, provide me the following:
1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Occupation
5. Company Name
6. Age
As soon as I receive these details, we can discuss further
herein this transaction.

Thanks in advance
Michael Jay Ramsey.


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