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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Mrs Luisa Pimentel estrada" <estrada7070@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: luisaejercito@walla.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:38:55 +0800
Subject: Kindly Assist

From:
Dr. Mrs Luisa Pimentel Estrada
Metro-manila
philippines
TEL/Fax:=63-2-857-2062

Dear Friend
Greetings and peace of the lord unto your household.
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not
met. The message could be strange but real, if you pay some attention to it.
I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of your integrity.
Please accept my apologies in bringing this message of goodwill to you; I
have to say that I have no intention of causing you any pain or harm.
I am Dr Luisa Pimentel Estrada, the wife of Joseph Ejercito Estrada,former
president of Philippines. I have children with my husband Jose, Jacqueline
and Jude.Two sons and a daugther.This mail may be coming to you as a
surprise or an article but it is very real. I will want you the receiver to
read through it and think very well if you can help or render us any
assistance.
My husband Joseph Ejercito estrada was elected as the 13thPresident of the
Philippines in May 1998 by the people of Philippines due his popularity in
the film industry made him to win the largest popularity in the history of
election in Philippines.He attained theposition of Senate in 1987,then
vice-president in 1992 and later become the president 1998.My husband was
made mayor of his home town, San Juan in 1969 but it was 1972 that he had a
string of publicsuccesses. My husband was named one of the ten Outstanding
Young Men in Public Administration.He wasalso named Most Outstanding Mayor
and Foremost Nationalist and Most Outstanding Metro ManilaMayor.My husband
is recently accused of illegally acquireing some four Billion Peso
($80M)duringhis 31 months in office as President backed up by an uprising of
mass Demonstrators and SenateTraitors.They also said that he has skimmed off
tobacco excise Taxes benefitting fromgovernment business deals.Most of them
benefitted from my husband’s generousity when he was in
office. But they just turned around to be the ones to impeach him.I have
tried every possible means to
get him out of Detention without success.The Despotic forces in power appear
bent in deriding him rubbishing hisachievements while freezing all his known
Bank accounts.He has been accused of economic plunder carrying the maximum
penalty of death.To the worst of it all,all other wives of my husband
especailly Guia Gomez and some of her children born outside wed lock are
testifying against us.In conjunction with the PCGG funded by the recent
President Arroyo Macapagal Gloria.
These are some of the allegations filed before my husband in the impeachment
trial;
1. Gov. Luis Singson, a longtime friend of my husband, said he provided my
husband with more than $8million in payoffs from illegal gambling and
$2.7million from tobacco taxes.
2. Witnesses testify one of an account in the Philippines third largest
bankheld millions of dollars in bribes
collected by my husband. Equitable PCI Bank President George Go resigns. The
banks senior vice
president, Clarissa Ocampo,said she saw my husband sign a false name to
documents withdrawing $10
million from a secret personal account.
3.On Dec 31 Five synchronized bomb attacks kill 22 people and injure
morethan 120 in Manila, days
before the trial is to return from holiday recess. Police accuse
Muslimrebels but many fear the bombs may
be linked to the trial.
4.That my husband received about $8.5 million in pay-offs from
illegalgambling operators.5.That my
husband participated in a real estate business controlled by me and my
sonJose despite a prohibition on
outside business interests while in office.
My husband is presently suffering from bronchitis and emphysema and he is
been detained at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City in
hospital prison outside Manila where the life of my husband is
in danger.I will let you to know that it is political motivated by Gloria
Arroyo.Meanwhile,the government has
said that it may drop rebellion charges against my husband allies Senator
Juan Ponce Enrile and the former ambassador to the United State Ernesto
Maceda because they were onthe side of my husband,both men were later jailed
by the government of Gloria Arroyo thatthey instigated a march on the
presidential palace by 50,000 supporters of my husband.These are
allpolitical. All these are done to have my husband dead. Presently life has
not been easy for my children andI,my travelling documents have been seized
by the government and they restricted me and my children tohave access to my
husband.
You will get more details on the story through this links
http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/04/22/estrada.profile/
Haven seen the way things are going with us.He decided to let me know that
he deposited some money
with security companies in Asia and Europe.He said that he deposited the sum
of Eighteen Million United states Dollars $18,000,000 in my name (Luisa
Pimentel Estrada) in Europe, the money was deposited with a security firm
that transports valuable goods and consignments through diplomatic means. He
declared that the consignment was solid gold and owned by his foreign
business partner. Now I have decided to start a new life with the money.I
want to invest the money outside Philippines. What I am begging you is to
assist me in receiving the money on my behalf.You will have to represent me
in receiving the money from the security company.I have discussed with the
security company about this arrangement is I can not leave manila for now
and they assured me that the money will be released to my representative.In
this regards,I have gone to collect the documents needed from Gomez Carlos
who my husband kept the documents with.If you are willing to assist me in
receiving the money.
I am contacting you because I want you to go to the security company and
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 am
willing to offer you 25% of the funds for your sincere assistance. When I
receive your positive response I will let you know where the security
company is and also my son (Jude) will contact you with the details of this
project. For now, let all our communication be by e-mail because my lines
are right now connected to the Philippines Telecommunication Network
services.But you can send me a fax on my number-63-2-857-2062 or call my
son Jude carlito Estrada on his mini-satelite phone+8821646652116 for
further communication. Please do send me your private telephone/ fax number
so that we can have a smooth communication. Please treat this vital
information with maturity and sincerity.
Your due coperation in this regards, will be duely appreciated. I look
forward to your urgent reply.
Thank you and god bless us all.
Warmest Regards
Dr. Mrs Luisa Pimentel Estrada.


Pls reply to luisaejercito@walla.com



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