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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: <jacob6cisse2000@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 19:10:52 +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&eacute;sir d'entr&eacute;e dans le rapport d'affaires avec vous. J'ai obtenu discretement votre nom et votre contact et J'ai pri&eacute; assez et apr&egrave;s cela j'ai choisi votre nom parmi tant d'autres .je pense que vous &ecirc;tes digne de la
recommandation de ma pri&egrave;re donc une personne honorable de confiance &agrave; que je peux faire des affaires avec vous. ainsi je n'ai aucune h&eacute;sitation &agrave; me fier &agrave; vous pour des affaires
simples et sinc&egrave;res.

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

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

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

Monsieur, je cherche honorablement votre aide des mani&egrave;res suivantes:


(1) pour fournir un compte bancaire sur lequel transf&eacute;rer cet argent.


(2) pour servir de gardien de ces fonds puisque j’ai seulement 24 ans.


(3) Pour m’aider immigr&eacute; dans votre pays avec une attestation de r&eacute;sidence afin que je puisse ypoursuivre mes &eacute;tudes.

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

En outre, vous indiquez vos options pour m'aider sachant pour moi, j’ai la foi que cette transaction peut se faire le plus vite possible. J’aimerai avoir votre point de vue sur la question et cela selon votre disponibilit&eacute;.

Vous pourrez me joindre d&egrave;s r&eacute;ception du pr&eacute;sent message a mon email.

Merci , et que Dieu vous b&eacute;nisse immens&eacute;ment.

JACOB CISSE


























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