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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: "Nnodu Leweke" <nnodu@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nnodu4@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:33:16 +0000
Subject: urgent assistance please,

Hello Dear.
I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you.I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to
investment .i came across your profile and I feel it's highly reputable that is why I pick
an interest getting across to you in respect of investment at my disposal .I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation now.I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity.I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.Well I am Mr. Nnodu Leweke from Liberia,the only son of Col, Leweke Noah, My father is now late,he died during the last and current crisis in my country(Liberia).

He was one of the high officers in the leadership of formal president Charles Taylor who is now in prison after many innocent soul were killed ,My father was unlucky to be one among those that were killed by the rebel.The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand over some huge amount of money in my possession.This money is Five Millon Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and large quantities of Gold and Diamonds deposited in a security and finance company in Abroad some years ago by my father.He made me the sole beneficiary.i have contacted the holding firm many times telling them that i will present somebody or company that will stand on my behalf for the claim.I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim and also l want you to stand as my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well.As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be we!
ll known to you if I am given the opportunity to do so.Pls attach your direct and full information .hope to hear from you as you read this mail.you also contact me at nnodu2@yahoo.co.uk
best wishes,
Mr. Nnodu Leweke.



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