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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: Levi Egondu <levi_egondu02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 10:02:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From: Levi Egondu Transfer


From: Levi Egondu
UN assylum Camp.
Abidjan- Cote d' Ivoire

Dearest One,

I am Master Levi Egondu from Sierra Leone, the only son to Mr Robert Egondu,Sierra Leone Cocoa importer who died in the Plane Crash during his business trip to
Benin: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html.

I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father made this money when he was in position, he deposited the money with a (BANK) while I am residing under political asylum in the UN assylum Camp.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to contact me so that I will furnish you with all the information concerning the money in the bank also the contact of the bank.

We want you to assist us transfer this money in your private bank account, the said amount is $18.5 Million. I will compensating you with 20 % of the total money for helping me and 5% for any expecies which may occur during your contact with the bank.Now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke. My late father Chief Robert Egondu gave me the documents like certificate of deposit issued to him by (BANK) on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify because, I do not expose myself to anybody i see,i believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important.

Please call me immediately after you must have gone through our message fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why i offered you 20 % of the total money , and 5% in case of any other necessary expenses you might incur during this transaction.

N.B Try and negotiate for me a good school to continue my education and some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risk free which i can invest with this money when it is transferred to your account, personally i am interested in building homes for the less-privelege ones and also i shall love to further my education immediately i come over to stay with you, please advise me.

Call me back immediately you receive this message for more explanation. And promise me and my younger sister to be a guidian considering our situation and not to betray us.

Thanks and God bless
Best regards.
Levi Egondu.

NB: My late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin on the day of deposit and also told me that I will need a foreign assistance of a foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as co-beneficiary and partner abroad.










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