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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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Fraud email example:

From: "sa bob" <sabob65@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: luisaestrada22@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:01:10 +0000
Subject: Luisa Pimentel Estrada

Dear Friend

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 gave the mail to my daugther
to send the mail to any contacts she sees and may be a God fearing person
will listen to our plight.I will want you as 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 13th President of the Philippines
in May 1998 by the people of Philippines, Due to his popularity in the film
industry made him to win the largest popularity in the history of election
in Philippines. He has attain the position of Senate in 1987,then
vice-president in May 1992 and later become the president 1998. My husband
became mayor of his home town, San Juan in 1969 but it was 1972 that he had
a string of public successes. My husband was named one of the ten
Outstanding Young Men in Public Administration. He was also named Most
Outstanding Mayor and Foremost Nationalist and Most Outstanding Metro Manila
Mayor.
My husband is recently accused of illegally acquiring for four Billion Peso
($80M) during his 31 months in office as President backed up by an uprising
of mass Demonstrators and Senate Traitors. They also said that he has
skimmed off tobacco excise Taxes benefitting from government 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 his
achievements 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 wedlock 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 the
my husband with more than $8 million in payoffs from illegal gambling and
$2.7 million from tobacco taxes.

2. Witnesses testify one of an account in the Philippines third largest bank
held 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 injured more
than 120 in Manila, days before the trial is to return from holiday recess.
Police accuse Muslim rebels but many fear the bombs may be linked to the
trial.

4.That my husband received about $8.5 million in pay-offs from illegal
gambling operators.

5.That my husband participated in a real estate business controlled by me
and my son Jose despite a prohibition on outside business interests while in
office. My husband is suffering from bronchitis and emphysema right now and
he 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 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 in the side of my husband,
both men were later jailed by the government of Gloria Arroyo that they
instigated a match on the presidential palace by 50,000 supporters of my
husband.These are all political.All these are done to have my husband death.
Presently life has not been easy for my children and I ,my travelling
documents have been seized by the government and they restricted me and my
children to have access to my husband. Having seen the way things are going
with us.His personal attorney who is from United Kingdom decided to let me
know that my husband deposited the sum of twenty Million dollars $20,000,000
in my names (Pimentel Luisa Estrada) in a security firm yet to be disclosed
on confirmation of your understanding. Now I want 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 with the
security company. I have discussed with the security company here in
Metropolitan Manila about this arrangement,they assured me that the money
will be released to my representative.

If you are willing to assist me in receiving the money.You will send me your
full names,contact Fax and Telephone numbers to enable me forward your
information to my attorney to obtain some paper works on your name as the
legitimate beneficiary of the funds. Once you get back to me,we will discuss
the percentage you will like to take for your kind assistance.I will be
communicating with you by email because my telephone lines are not safe for
the transaction because they are bugged into the Philippine
telecommunication .I would want us to be in partnership in any good business
you may suggest in your country as soon as the money is released. Please
understand my plight and handle this transaction with maturity and
sincerity.

Best Regards,
Luisa Pimentel Estrada.


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