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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: johnson cisse <jjohnsoncisse@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:08:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FROM JOHNSON CISSE



FROM JOHNSON CISSE

ABIDJAN -COTE D'IVOIRE

EMAIL; jjohnsoncisse@yahoo.ca

TELEPHONE;+22507335357

DEAR SIR,


PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I KNOW YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED ON RECEIVING THIS MAIL DEU TO WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE.

IN GOOD FAITH I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I DID NOT GET YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS BY ACCIDENT BUT UNDER THE DEVINE DIRECTION OF GOD ALMIGHTY. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY A PASTOR OF A CHURCH TO FAST AND PRAY FOR THREE DAYS AND CONTACT THE FIRST PERSON I WILL GET HIS/HER CONTACT IMMEDIATELY I FINSHED THE FASTING AND PRAYING FOR THE THREE DAYS. INFACT I HAVE NEVER KNOWN YOU BEFORE BUT LUCKILY GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS IMMEDIATELY I CONCLUDED THE THREE DAYS FASTING AND PRAYERS. I AM COMPLETELY SURE THAT GOD HAS APPOINTED AN HONEST AND CAPABLE PERSON LIKE YOU TO HELP ME GET THIS MONEY CLAIMED.

BY BRIEF INTRODUCTION,I AM MR JOHNSON CISSE A CITIZEN OF COTE D'IVOIRE AND THE ONLY SON OF LATE MR AND MRS CISSE.MY LATE PARENTS WERE KILLED BY THE REBLES IN MY HOME TOWN BOUAKE THE SECOND ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF COTE D'IVOIRE DURING THE RECENT POLITICAL CRISIS OF 19TH SEPTEMBER 2002.MY PARENTS WERE A WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BEFORE THEY MET THEIR SUDEN DEATH.MY FATHER SECRETLY DISCLOSED TO ME OF THE TOTAL SUM OF $15 MILLION US DOLLARS ( us$ 15,000,000,00 ) HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE OF BANKS HERE IN ABIDJAN ON BEHALF OF HIS FORIEGN BUSINESS PARTNER AS THE BENEFICIARY FOR ONWARD INVESTMENTS IN OVERSEAS.

DEAR,I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO STAND AS THE FOREIGN PARTNER OF MY LATE FATHER ,BENEFICIARY/GUARDIAN OF THE MONEY, I WILL LIKE YOU TO MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY WHILE YOU HELP ME INVEST THE MONEY ON MY BEHALF.I WILL OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION AFTER THE TRANSFER.

BEAR IN MIND THAT THE RELATED DOCUMENTS OF THIS MONEY IS INTACT WITH ME AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE I WILL FORWARD THE DOCUMENTS TO YOU FOR YOU TO CONTACT THE BANK AND LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE BENEFICIARY OF THE MONEY THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW THE BEST PROCEDURE OF CLAIMING THE FUND DEPOSITED WITH THEM.

I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE VIA MY ABOVE PRIVATE EMAIL BOX.
jjohnsoncisse@yahoo.ca

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.

YOURS SINCERELY.
JOHNSON CISSE










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