419 scam: Mirian Micheal <adams01@sify.com> GOOD DAY

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mirian Micheal <adams01@sify.com>
Reply-To: mirianm68@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:43:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dear Friend,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you, My Name is Mirian Micheal the daughter of late Dr Raymond Micheal, I am 20 years old ,My father was the former Director of cocoa and coffee products exportation in Cote D Ivoire.

Before the death of my father on 14th September 2009 my father told me that he deposited sum (USD $ 7,000,000.00 Million U.S Dollars ) in a bank in Burkina Faso.

He also made me to understand that it was because of his position that he was poisoned by Government associates while on a business trip with them and he instructed me to look for a foreign partner not from this country who will help me transfer this money out of here and invest it for me, my purpose of contacting you is for you to help me to transfer the money to your account,
I hope you will not betray the trust I have on you because this money is my only hope in life and you will also help me to relocate over to your country to continue my education while you will invest my own share of the money for me viably, I will compensate you with 30% of this money for your kind assistance,

I can assure you there is No Risk involve the money is an inheritance from my late father I also secured the deposit documents of the fund with me.

I am waiting to hear from you

Mirian Micheal

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