The e-mail here is just one type of the thousands of scam e-mail variants sent out each day by 419 scammers. If you've received an e-mail even remotely similar to the one on this page or if you have arrived at this page via an internet search resulting from an e-mail that you received, YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

This is an internet scam! Do NOT send these scammers money for any reason. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     Michael Jonah <michaeljonah83@yahoo.com> Reply-to:     michaeljonah@hotmail.com Subject:     HELLO, Date:     Sun, 7 Dec 2008 09:28:45 -0800 (PST) (12:28 EST) I have a new email address! You can now email me at: michaeljonah83@yahoo.com HELLO, - Dearest One, With due respect and humblelity writing you. And I know that my mail will come to you as a surprise. I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor against your will. Your profile that I saw in internet pushed me to send you this mail; I am Michael Jonah, 22 years old and the only son of my parents Mr. Jonah Benson. My father was a highly reputable business man (a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital of Accra Ghana during his days, It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on 12th.August 2002.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been master minded by an uncle of his who traveled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 6 years old since then my father took us so special. Before his death on 12th.August 2002, he told me about a box he unsealed the sum of six million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(US D$6.5) deposited in one of the ICB comercial Bank here in Accra Ghana West Africa. The deposit document which I have in my possession carries my late father's name as the depositor, while I'm the next of kin on the same document I am just 22 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Accra Ghana . The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. Dear, I am in a sincerely desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these few questions:- 1. Can you honestly help me as your Son? 2. Can I completely trust you? 3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account? Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Thank you so much, My Best regards, Michael Jonah,   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in these scam e-mails have absolutely no connection with this scam! The scammers never use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine.

This is just a small sampling of the many hundreds of advance fee fraud e-mails received each day here at 419 BAITER headquarters. It is 100% pure B.S. Purity Guaranteed!

There are many different types of 419 scam (examples) but they all promise you something (fortune, job with salary / commision, low-interest loan, lottery prize, cheap gold dust / diamonds, work visa, etc.) in return for a small 'fee' or some kind of remittance. Of course, there is no fortune, no job, no loan, no prize to be had. It's just a ploy to get you to willingly send them money.

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NOTE TO SPAMMERS: My scam e-mail filtering system is pretty good but it isn't perfect. Occasionally a regular spam e-mail may get mistakenly published here as a 419 scam. This is inadvertent. If you are a spammer and you don't wish to have your spam crap mistakenly published on this website as an advance fee scam, the solution is simple. Don't send me your spam crap.