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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: "Laarni Enriquez" <laarni8@msn.com>
Reply-To: enriquez.laarni63@latinmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 03:23:02 +0000
Subject: Re: Waiting for your responce and remain blessed.



Ms. Enriquez, L.E
Dearest Friend,
I am madam Laarni Ejercito Enriquez, a native of Philippine nationality, and
a divorcee.
I would like to have a long lasting and confidant Business relationship with
you and entrusting my life time fortune
into your possession, as now I am broken-hearted and needs someone to trust,
without remembering my past and forsaken experiences from close confidants
and family.I need someone, who would take me for whom I am and as a lifetime
friend and confidant, after making claims of my deposited life fortuned in
Abroad. Well I will presume and believe in me that you ought to be a very
Honest and reliable person.

I would like to give you a brief description of my life. I was once the most
respected mistress of our President,
Joseph Estrada, and during his tenure in office, I was been used as a
courier to depositing his funds, in the Europe, but due to the fracas I had
with his wife, Madam Loi and her son, Jude, it causes a public Embarrassment
and people came to know that I had been having an affair with the President.
But, not quite long,
I was arrested, together with his wife and son, in connection with the 27th
July 2003,failed coup, which I did
not have anything to do with, but was alleged of Rebellion charges and that
I have been harbouring some of
the dissidents and arms in one of the villa, bought for me by the President.


But, now, I have been released and I am under immigration security watch
list and seriously monitored. All, I wanted from you is to assist me make
claims of the sum of US$10.3 M, I did deposited in Abroad, during our
Pilgrimage visit to the Basilique, Abroad as the other deposits documents
have been confiscated and seized by the the government of Madam Gloria, the
President.

All, I want from you, now is honesty and sincerity, as, as soon as
everything is okay by you, I will Look for a way
out and sneaked out of Philippines and travel down to meet you, so we can go
into a life time Partnership together, in investing this money in your
country and anywhere else you prefer.

I will furnish you with other necessary informations, as soon as I hear from
you.

Remain blessed.
Sincerely yours,
Ms. Enriquez, L.E


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