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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:

Fraud email example:

From: <jacob10cisse@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 23:46:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: SVP DEMANDE D' ASSISTANCE

Abidjan Cote d' ivoire

Dearest repectfull one

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I discreetly got your contact and I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendation given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do
business with and by the recommendation , I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business . I am Mr. JACOB CISSE the only son of late Mr.and Mrs.RICHARD CISSE.

My father was a very wealth cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory
coast, my father was poisoned to dearth by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on November 2005 in a private hospital herein Abidjan he secretly called me on
his bed side and told me that he has the sum of twolve million ,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($ 12,500.000) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime security company here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the
fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management .

Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to .

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 24 years.

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, sir i am willing to offer you 15%of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas.
Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14 days) you signify interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,
JACOB CISSE
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Cher Ami,

Permettez-moi de vous informer de mon dテゥsir d'entrテゥe dans le rapport d'affaires avec vous. J'ai obtenu discretement votre nom et votre contact et J'ai priテゥ assez et aprティs cela j'ai choisi votre nom parmi tant d'autres .je pense que vous テェtes digne de la recommandation de ma
priティre donc une personne honorable de confiance テ que je peux faire des affaires avec vous. ainsi je n'ai aucune hテゥsitation テ me fier テ vous pour des affaires
simples et sincティres.

Je suis M. JACOB CISSE le seul fils dテゥfunt de M. et Mme RICHARD CISSE. Mon pティre テゥtait un nテゥgociant de cacao et exploitant d'or テ Abidjan la capital テゥconomique de la Cテエte d'Ivoire, mon pティre a テゥtテゥ empoisonnテゥ テ la pテゥnurie par ses associテゥs d'affaires sur un de
leurs promenades en voyage d'affaires.

Ma mティre est morte quand j'テゥtais un bテゥbテゥ et depuis lors mon pティre m'a pris a sa charge. Avant la mort de mon pティre en novembre 2005 テ l'hテエpital テ Abidjan privテゥ ci-dessus il m'a secrティtement appelテゥ テ cテエtテゥ de son lit et m'a indiquテゥ qu'il a la somme de douze
millions, cinq cents mille dollars unis d'テゥtat.USD($ 12,500.000) dans un compte d'ordre fixe/ordre dans un de la compagnie de sテゥcuritテゥ principale ici テ Abidjan, celui qu'il a employテゥ mon nom en tant que son seulement fils pour le prochain des parents en dテゥposant des fonds.

Il m窶兮 テゥgalement expliquテゥ que c'テゥtait en raison de cette richesse qu'il a テゥtテゥ empoisonnテゥ par ses associテゥs d'affaires. Il テ aussi souhaitテゥ que je cherche un associテゥ テゥtranger dans un pays de mon choix oテケ je transfテゥrerai cet argent et l'emploierai dans des
investissements tel que la gestion de biens immobiliers ou la gestion d'hテエtel.

Monsieur, je cherche honorablement votre aide des maniティres suivantes:


(1) pour fournir un compte bancaire sur lequel transfテゥrer cet argent.


(2) pour servir de gardien de ces fonds puisque j窶兮i seulement 24 ans.

(3) Pour m窶兮ider immigrテゥ dans votre pays avec une attestation de rテゥsidence afin que je puisse ypoursuivre mes テゥtudes.

Ainsi dit, Monsieur je suis disposテゥ テ vous offrir 15% toute la somme qui reprテゥsente mon hテゥritage en compensation pour votre effort aprティs le transfert de ces fonds sur votre compte.

En outre, vous indiquez vos options pour m'aider sachant pour moi, j窶兮i la foi que cette transaction peut se faire le plus vite possible. J窶兮imerai avoir votre point de vue sur la question et cela selon votre disponibilitテゥ.

Vous pourrez me joindre dティs rテゥception du prテゥsent message a mon email.

Merci , et que Dieu vous bテゥnisse immensテゥment.

JACOB CISSE
























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