419 scam: Micheal more <oyen.michael@yahoo.com> CAN YOU BE TRUSTED?

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "php-nuke powered site - http://yoursite.com" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Micheal more <oyen.michael@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:23:05 +0930 (CST)
Subject: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED?

Dear Beloved,

I'm Micheal More from United Kingdom the Bishop of the St.Dominic parish here in Manchester.Recently we got a donation of ($500,000,000.00 Dollars Fiven Hundred Million dollars ); from top philantropist around the world to continue humanitarian aid.

We want to spread this aid to your country, as we got your name from a friend who assured us of your competence and reliability.We would like to donate a token of (5,000,000 Five Million Dollars ); to you for medical, food and humanitarian aid in your locality. If you can handle this responsiblities with honesty do respond by sending the below details for onward approval.

On behalf of the entire parish of the Organization, I wish to congratulate all non-Governmental Organizations who have in no little way contributed immensely towards the success of this fund raising as well as taking concrete steps towards its actualization.

Full Names:
Name of organization:
Permanant Address:
Mobile Number:
Age/Date of birth:
Country:
City/State:
ZIP/Pin code:

Micheal More

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