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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: "Luisa Estrada" <luisa_estrada13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: estrada1@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:08:51 -0600
Subject: MAIL FROM Dr. Mrs Luisa Pimentel Ejercito Estrada (REPLY FOR MORE DETAILS)

Attn: Managing Director

Dear Sir/Madam,

I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise, it is true that we
have not seen each other nor known ourselves, I got your contact address
through world e-mail directory and I assume you are a reliable and
trustworthy person who will assist me in a business investment in your
country. I am Mrs. Luisa Ejercito Estrada the wife of Mr. Joseph Estrada,
the former president of Phillippine located in the south east Asia.

My husband was recently impeached from office by a backed uprising of mass
demostrators and the senate. The present government is forcing my husband
out to Manila to avoid demonstration by his supporters, during my husband's
regime as president of Phillippine. I realised millions of U.S Dollars from
various contracts I executed successfully, I had plan to invest this money
for my children future on real estate and industrial production. My husband
is not aware of this because I wish to do it secretly for now, before my
husband was impeached from office. I concretely and secretly deposited this
money to a DIPLOMATIC EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES in Overseas and declared it
as a solid Gold bar.

I wish to give you 20% out of the total sum if you will be willing to assist
me claim this money and invest the money as I assured you 100% risk free
business transaction I am trusting you as a God fearing person that will not
sit on my fund when it get into your account but rather assist me by
investing the money. This business demands absolutely secrecy and
confidentiality, so all communication shall be through e-mail because we
have being monitoring by the Phillippine government & security agents.

I furnish you with more details and document when I receive your response.

Thanks.

Dr. Mrs Luisa Pimentel Ejercito Estrada



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