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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: "ISAAC & RITA CISSE" <isaci.ss@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: isaciss@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:54:16 +0000
Subject: ISAAC

FROM:ISAAC AND RITA CISSE
RESIDENCE MAMA ATA LOTS
253 BENGERVILLE,ABIDJAN
COTE D'IVOIRE

EMAIL:isaciss@yahoo.com

GOODDAY,
WE WOULD LIKE TO SOLICIT YOUR CO-OPERATION THROUGH THIS MEDIUM FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST AND DO JOINT BUSINESS WITH YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.

WE HAVE A SUBSTAINTIAL CAPITAL WE HONOURABLY INTEND TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY INTO A VERY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS VENTURE OF WHICH YOU ARE TO ADVICE US AND ALSO BE THE EXECUTOR OF THE SAID VENTURE IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF YOU AND US(SUCH AS REAL ESTATES MANAGEMENT)

I AM ISAAC CISSE ALMOST 20 YEARS OLD IN TWO MONTHS TIME AND MY SISTER RITA 17 YEARS GOING TO EIGHTEEN.

WE ARE FROM IVORY COAST AND WE ARE ORHPANS DUE TO WE LOST OUR FATHER AND MOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.MY FATHER WAS A SERVING DIRECTOR OF THE COCAO EXPORTING BOARD UNTILL HIS DEATH.

HE WAS ASSASINATED LAST NOVEMBER BY THE REBELLION GROUPS WHO ATTACKED OUR HOUSE LATE MID NIGHT. HE WAS INJECTED WHICH HE COULD NOT SURVIVE IT AND LATER DIED IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN,FOLLOWING THIS POLITICAL UPRISING BEFORE HIS DEATH,HE SECRETELY CALLED ME BY HIS BEDSIDE AND INFORMED ME ABOUT THE MONEY HE DEPOSIT WITH MY NAME AS HIS FIRST CHILD,HE ALSO MADE ME TO KNOW THAT HE PACKED THIS MONEY IN A
TRUNCK BOXES AND DEPOSITED THEM IN A FINANCE SECURITY HOUSE HERE IN ABIDJAN THAT HE DECLARED THE CONTENTS AS FAMILY VALUABLES FOR ITS SAFETY PURPOSE.

YOUR ABLE CO-OPERATION IS TO BECOME OUR BUSINESS PARTNER AND OUR GUARDIAN IN YOUR COUNTRY AND CREAT IDEAS ON HOW THIS MONEY WILL BE INVESTED AND PROPERLY MANAGED AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERED TO YOUR
CUSTODY WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE.

MEANWHILE,ON INDICATION OF YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION SINCERELY BY PROTECTING OUR INTEREST AND UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL,I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE FULL DETAILS OF THE DEPOSIT AND THE PROCEDURE.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN TRUNCK BOXES IS TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS,AND I HAVE EVERY DOCUMENTS IS IN MY CUSTODY

WE WILL MUTUALLY AGREE ON YOUR PERCENTAGE AND ALSO YOUR SHARE FOR ASSISTING US TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THIS DEPOSIT.

RIGHT NOW,WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO ASSIST US.WE WILL BE GLAD TO RESERVE THIS RESPECT AND OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU,IF YOU SO DESIRE BUT WE DO URGE YOU TO GIVE THIS MATTER YOUR IMEDIATE ATTENTION AS IT DISERVES ALSO TO KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL FOR OUR SAFETY PURPOSE WHEN WE COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY.

lOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
ISAAC AND RITA CISSE






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