419 scam: Joseph Bissue <jose.bissue3@outlook.com> Treat as urgent

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Joseph Bissue <jose.bissue3@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <bissuejoseph@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:05:52 +0000
Subject: Treat as urgent

Firstly,I must solicit your confidence in this transaction;this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secrer.Though i know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried,but i am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.
Let me start by first introducing my self properly to you.it may suprise you receiving this letter from me,since there was no previous correspondence between us.My name is Joseph Bissue. Esq. a personal Attorney to my late client .
My purpose of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left behind by my late client,to avoid it being confiscated or decleared unserviceable by the security company and finance house were this funds valued $17,000,000(seventeen Million United States Dollars)deposited by my late client before her death.
The security company and finance house has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the funds will be declared unserviceable and the fund diverted to the government treasury,so far all my efforts to get a hold of someone related to this woman has proved abortive.Hence ,i have contacted you. I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the security company and finance house as the next of kin/beneficiary of my late client fund,since you have the same last name.so that this funds can be delivered to you in your country.
All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client next of kin i shall provide them.All i require is your honest cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction.
I wish to point out that i want 10% of this money to be shared among the charity organizations,while the remaining 90% is shared equally between us.This transaction is entirely risk free. i will use my position as the clients attorney to guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.Please if you are intrested you can also contact me via my private telephone or email.+233248639163 bissuejoseph@gmail.com.Upon your response,i shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand this transaction well.RegardsBarrister Joseph Bissue.

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