419 scam: Rita Micheal <ritagmicheal@gmail.com> Hopefully

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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:
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Rita Micheal <ritagmicheal@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rita.micheal29@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 12:13:34 +0000
Subject: Hopefully

Dearest, good day and be blessed.

My name is Rita Micheal Iâ€™m 19 year's old,the daughter of late Mr
Raymond Micheal from Burkina Faso, I am contact you to help me
relocate to your country to continue my education in university in
your country ,before my father died he gave me a deposit slip document
of deposited the sum of ($3,000,000 Dollars), in words Three Million
U.S Dollars) and let me understand that it was because of his position
in government that his government associates planed and poisoned him
on a business trip with them to France and he advice me to look for a
faithful and reliable foreigner who will help me to transfer this
money to his country and help me to relocate over there to continue my
school.

I hope you will help me with good faith and trust I have in you, after
you have secured the money and settle my education , I will give you
40% of the money for your good and kind assistance to me.

I waiting on your reply.
Yours, Rita.

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