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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: <mrsluisaestrada2@o2.pl>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:37:30 -0800
Subject: Web page referral: snopes.com

I thought this entry from the Urban Legends Reference Pages
at snopes.com might interest you:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp


From:
Dr. Mrs Luisa Pimentel Estrada
Metro-manila
philippines

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 the position 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 was also named Most
Outstanding Mayorand 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
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 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 pay offs 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
vicepresident, 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
more than 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 illegal
gambling 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 on the
side of my husband,both men were later jailed by the government of Gloria
Arroyo that they 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 and
I,my travelling documents have been seized by the government and they
restricted me and my children to have access to my husband.You will get
more details on the story through this
linkshttp://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 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 As A conignment, 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 As A consignment from the security company.

I have discussed with the security company about this arrangement that I
can not leave manila for now and they assured me that the consignment 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 consignment.

I am contacting you because I want you to go to the security company and
collect the consignment 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 are
finally in the possession of the consignment, rather assist me properly, I
am willing to offer you 30% 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 email for further
communication. Please do send me your private telephone number so that
Jude can have a smooth communication with you. 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 you.

Warmest Regards
Dr. Mrs Luisa Pimentel Estrada.





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