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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" <mich00025@msn.com>
Reply-To: michram_40044004@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 00:15:18 +0000
Subject: RE 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 an attorney to Kenneth Lay,
the former chairman & CEO, Enron Corp. Industry: Energy &Natural Resources
Home, 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,
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
houses his 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 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 of Enron &C.E.O.

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 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.
I am presently in Ireland.
Please, provide me the following:

1. Full Name

2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number

3. Your Contact Address.


Thanks.

Michael Ramsey.

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