419 scam: Adam Ramzy <aramzy2@aol.com> PROJECT OF THE YEAR,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- adamramzy009@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adam Ramzy <aramzy2@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 05:29:21 -0500
Subject: PROJECT OF THE YEAR,

Greetingsmy friend,

Good Day. Iknow this message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it's just myurgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this mutualbenefiting business when searching for a good, reliable and trust worthyperson.

My name isAdam Ramzy, the regional Director Society General Bank of Burkina (SGBB)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. Ihave the opportunity of delivering the excess left over funds of ($10.5millionus) in your name through a diplomatic means to any part of the world.

This fundis the excess of what my branch in which I am the regional Director madedeposit in a dormant account for the past ten years. I have already submittedan approved End of the Year report to my Head Office here in Burkina Faso and they will neverknow of this fund. I have since then, placed this amount of $10. 500,000.00 in aSUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As soon asyou declare your wiliness to meet the bearer in any country that will beconvenient for you, I will proceed to the airline company that will lift theconsignment. Note that this money will be shared between us to the ratio of 30%for you as my foreign partner while 10% will be set aside for any expenses thatwe might in counter during the actualization of this mutual benefitingbusiness, while 60% will be for me. And please kindly contact me through thismy private email address (adamramzy009@gmail.com) to enable me give you moredetails concerning the fund.

Waitingurgently to hear from you as soon as possible.

Withregards,
Adam Ramzy.

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