419 scam: "Vincent Ramsey"<vinc@yahoo.com> We Need Your Help.

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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:
- "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "demurrages " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million united states 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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +2347059109791

Fraud email example:

From: "Vincent Ramsey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vincentramseyy@web2mail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:27:41 +0100
Subject: We Need Your Help.

To Your Kind Attention!!!

First and foremost I want to introduce myself to you. My Name is Vincent Ramsey Son to Late Dr. Samson ramsey. I am 17yrs old Boy and my Sister is 14yrs. We are From Liberia Our Father was killed by the some rebels during the war Crisis in Liberia. So we ran to Nigeria for our security and we are now in Refuge Camp.

My consignment contains $35 million United States dollars and some quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify. The consignments are presently in the STATE (USA). The consignment gets to the State through the help of a U.N diplomat Diplomat Christopher Kwame. The fact is that Mr. Christopher Kwame is supposed to have delivered this consignment to Miss Jennifer Macdonald in the USA.

The week Mr. Christopher Kwame was suppose to deliver the consignment to her,when he got to the State after clearing the consignment from the Airport, he call Miss Jennifer Macdonald to tell him the description to her house for the delivery, but her House Helper answered the call and told Mr. Christopher Kwame that Miss Jennifer Macdonald hard a fatal car accident which lead to her death some few hours ago.
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Miss Jennifer Macdonald has already paid the demurrages from the security company, and she paid for custom check report she also assisted us in getting the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, which is so expensive that she spent 25 thousand dollars to acquire it, but unfortunately she died in a car accident,that was why Mr. Christopher Kwame has to deposit the consignment with a ware house over there in the State and called us to informed us about what is happening.

Please my sister and I seek for you to stand as our beneficiary / God Loving Parent to get in contact with the Diplomat so that he can be able to deliver the Consignment to you. You can call us on +234 7059 1097 91

Please, Contact Mr. Christopher Kwame on time and get back to me .I await your urgent response.

Thanks and God bless you
Vincent Ramsey.

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