419 scam: "Capt.Ramsey Blake" <capt.ramsey@gmail.com> Very Important...........Urgent reply Needed..

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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.
- capt.ramsey02@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Capt.Ramsey Blake" <capt.ramsey@gmail.com>
Reply-To: capt.ramsey02@yahoo.com.hk
Date: 21 Feb 2013 07:07:33 -0800
Subject: Very Important...........Urgent reply Needed..

I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU IN BEST OF HEALTH. MY NAME IS CAPT. RAMSEY BLAKE, AN AMERICAN SOLDIER, PRESENTLY WITH THE ARMY'S 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION HERE IN AFGHANISTAN, WITH A VERY URGENT ASSISTANCE. I AM SEEKING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE TO HANDLE THE SUM OF US$15,000,000.00 (FIFTEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WHICH ARE NOW WITH THE UN DIPLOMAT WHO HELP ME TO MOVE MY PACKAGE FROM HERE IN AFGHANISTAN TO A SECURE LOCATION.

SOURCE OF MONEY:

SOME MONEY IN VARIOUS CURRENCIES WAS DISCOVERED IN BARRELS AT A FARMHOUSE NEAR ONE OF THE TALIBAN OLD PALACES IN TIKRIT- AFGHANISTAN DURING A RESCUE OPERATION, THE ABOVE FIGURE WAS GIVEN TO ME AS MY SHARE, AND TO CONCEAL THIS KIND OF MONEY BECAME A PROBLEM FOR ME, SO WITH THE HELP OF A BRITISH SECURITY COMPANY WORKING HERE AND HIS OFFICE ENJOYING SOME IMMUNITY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PACKAGES OUT TO A SAFE LOCATION ENTIRELY OUT OF TROUBLE SPOT AND LODGED THEM IN THE VAULT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY UNDER THE IMPRESSION OF "PERSONAL VALUABLES".

THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THE REAL CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGES, AND BELIEVES THAT IT BELONGS TO A BRITISH/AMERICAN MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO DIED IN A RAID HERE IN AFGHANISTAN, AND BEFORE GIVING UP, TRUSTED ME TO HAND OVER THE PACKAGE TO HIS FAMILY IN UNITED STATES.

BUT WITH THE PROPOSED PLAN TO END COMBAT OPERATIONS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR BY PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA, TO END THE SUICIDE BOMBING AND MAKE PEACE WITH AFGHAN MILITANT AND TERRORIST, I DECIDED TO MOVE THIS MONEY TO YOU FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE SECURITY COMPANY WILL ASSIST US IN MOVING THE PACKAGES TO YOU. I JUST SENT THEM AN EMAIL TOO TO EXPEDITE ACTIONS

I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE PLATFORM THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW AS IT IS A 100% RISK FREE VENTURE.KINDLY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN ASSISTING IN KEEPING THE FUND IN A SAFE PLACE FOR ME..

I NEED YOU TO CONFIRM TO ME YOUR PERCENTAGE OR HOW MUCH YOU WILL TAKE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FOR THE CHARITY IN YOUR NEXT MAIL TO ME, WHICH SHOULD BE AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS MAIL. I PROPOSE 20% FOR YOU, AND 10% FOR CHARITY. I HONESTLY WANT THIS MATTER TO BE RESOLVED ASAP.

GOD BLESS,

CAPT. RAMSEY BLAKE

EMAIL ME VIA : capt.ramsey02@yahoo.com.hk

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