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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: Louisa <lestradal@alvilag.hu>
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:58:10 +0200
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME OUT

Dear friend,

I hope that this mail will not be an embarrassment to you.
Listen and read carefully, I found your contact from a business
journal and that is why I have decided to involve you in this transaction o.k,
I was a woman of substance and of great importance to my nation
and the society in general. I will not entertain any act of
unseriousness from you in this transaction.You must take
instructions from me at all time for security reasons.

I am Mrs Louisa Ejercitor Estrada, the wife of
Mr Joseph Ejercitor Estrada the former president of Philippine
in the south East Asia.
My husband was impeached from office by a backed uprising
of mass demonstrators and senate. During my husband's regime
as president of Philippine, I realized US$ 30 millions of
dollars from various contract projects! I executed successfully.
I had planed to invest this money in real
estate and industrial production.

Now I have used diplomatic means in moving this money
to a security company in abroad as valuables, Now if you agree
to carry out this business.I am contacting you
because I want you to claim the money on my behalf
since I have declared that the consignment belong to
my foreign business partner. You shall also be
required to assist me in investment in your country.

I hope to trust you as a God fearing person who will
not sit on this money when you claim it, rather assist me
properly, I expect you to declare what percentage of
the total money you will take for your assistance.
When I receive your positive response I will let you
know where the security company is and the payment
pin code to claim the money which is
very important.

For now, let all our communication be by e-mail
because my phone lines are right now connected to the
Philippines Telecommunication Network services.

I will give you more details after I
have received a responce from you.

Thank you, God bless you and your family.

Regards,

Mrs. Louisa Ejercitor Estrada

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