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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: joe lisisi <joe_uuuulasisi@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:44:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Joe Lasisi


>From Joe Lasisi
United Nation Refugess Camp Danni
Abdijan Cote d' Ivoire

Dearest one,

Allow me to inform you of my desire to enter in a business relationship with you. i requested for a prayer during Several days and after that i choose to Contact you and leave several other people. i think that you are worthy of the recommendation of my prayer, therefore you are a honourable person of confidence with which i can work with. Thus i do not have any hesitation for you to trust me for simple and sincere transaction.

I am Joe Lasisi the only son of late Mr.and Mrs. Lasisi. My father was a trader of cocoa and owner of gold company in Abidjan the economic capital of the Côte.d'ivoire, my father was poisoned to death by his associates of business during the one their business trips. My mother died when i was very small and since then my father is with me. Before the death of my father in November 2002 in a private hospital of Abidjan, it secretly called me beside its bed and indicated to me that it has the sum of eight million five hundred thousand us dollars USD ($8,500.000) in a bank in Abidjan, and he used my name as his son and as the next of kin to deposite the funds.

He also explained to me that it was because of his richness that he was poisoned by his associates business partners. he advice me to seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money and whom will assist me in investments such as the real etsate management and hotel business. Dear Sir i ask for your assistance honourably in the following way:

(1) to provide me a bank account on where this fund will be transfer. (2) you to stands as my guardance of these funds since i am only 22 years old. (3) to help me to immigrate in your country of residence so that i can continue my studies there. i am willing to offer you 25% in compensation for your effort after the withdrawal of these funds from the bank where it was deposited and transfer in your bank account which you will nominate.

Moreover, indicate your readiness to help me knowing that for me, I have the faith which this transaction can be made as quickly as possible. I will like to have your point of view on this matter and responds immediatly you recieve this mail for us to proceed. You will be able to contact me soon on email address stated above .

thanks and remain bless with you and your family.

Joe Lasisi





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