419 scam: "Mr.Ramon Gomez"<arhip@vilvit.net> Dear Friend

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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.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- ramongomez.es95@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Ramon Gomez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ramongomezes.esq68@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:56:15 +0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Ramon Gomez Non-executive Director of Caja Madrid Bank, Spain.
An Iraqi named Ahmed Sadoun Salih,a business man made a numbered fixed deposit of Ten
million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($10.5m) only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice
was sent to him, even during the war, Six years ago (2005). Again after the war another notification
was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that Ahmed Sadoun Salih and his
family had been killed during the war in Gunfire that hit their home at Mukaradeeb where his personal
oil-well was.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Ahmed Sadoun Salih did not declare any next of
kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last
time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Ten million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward
to claim it. What bothers me is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration seven years six
months the funds will revert to the ownership of the Spanish Government if nobody applies to claim
the funds.

I want to assure you that this project is real, and one hundred percent risk free and does not relate to
any breach of law or proceeds from drugs. It is a matter of necessity to contact you for assistance
without any further investigations about your person, it is therefore necessary that you tell me a little
about yourself, I hope no form of betrayal will be experienced in the course of our collaboration, I must
give you my trust because this transaction is no joke and such opportunity comes once in a life time.
My proposal to you is that I prepared to front you as the sole beneficiary of my deceased client so that i
can instruct CAJA MADRID BANK (BANKIA) SPAIN to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation or business
partner.

Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half 50/50
percentage. If interested do send me your full names, current home address, phone number, your
occupation to this email account: Your earliest reply will be appreciated.

Yours Truly,
Mr.Ramon Gomez,
Non-executive Director
Caja Madrid Bank (Bankia) Madrid Spain.
Email:ramongomez.es95@yahoo.es

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