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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • estradalou@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lotada@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 05:13:13 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Request=3A?=

Dear friend,

This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal solicitingfor your
unreserved assistance in consummating an urgent transactionrequiring maximum
confidence. Though this approach appears desperate,I can assure you that
whatever questions you would need to ask or any other thing you will need
to know regarding this proposal will be adequately answered to give you
a clearer understanding of it, so as to arrive at a
successful conclusion.

My name is MRS. LOU EJERCITO ESTRADA., wife of His Excellency Joseph Estrada,former
President of The Philippines. My husband was recently impeached from office
by a backed uprising of mass demonstrators and the Senate and is presently
in jail on trumped up charges ofcorruption,embezzlement, and the mysterious
charge of economy plunder which might lead to death sentence.

The present government is forcing my husband out of Manila to avoid demonstration
by his supporters. I realized some reasonable amount of money from various
deals that I successfully executed,during my husband's regime as President
of Philippines. I have plans to invest this money for my children's future
on real estate and industrial production.I have
carefully moved out these funds (US$30 million),before my husband was impeached
to an offshore Deposit Company in the
European union.

My husband is not aware of this because I want to handle it
secretly.From past experiences, many people I had regarded as close friends
has capitalize on my family's travail to run away with my money.In order
to avert this negative development,I in conjunction with my son now seek
your permission to allow my attorney do a CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP/REASSIGNMENT
OF CREDIT of stated funds from the deposit company to your name, so that
the funds (US$30million)would be released to you as the new owner (on behalf
of me and my family).

I am writing because when I deposited the money in the deposit
company,I told them that it belonged to a foreign business partnerand my
present position will not allow me to claim the funds.Consequently,I will
present you as the owner of the funds in the Deposit Company so you can
be able to claim them. This is simple.I will prepare the necessary documents
that will put you in place as the new owner of the funds.

The money will then be released to your custody by the Deposit Company,
for us to share in the ratio of 70% for us and 30% for you. There is no
risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
solicitor and this will guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.

Upon your response, I shall then introduce you to my son who is going to
liaise with you for further explanation that will help you understand the
transaction.I cannot be reached on phone because of the security around
us but my son will call you if he ha sthe opportunity to do so.

in that case our communication will be mostly via email.No doubt this proposal
will make you apprehensive, please we employ you to observe utmost confidentiality
and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both
of us because weshall require your assistance to invest our share in your
country (buying of properties like houses,hotels etc).This is why your urgent
action and response is of priority to enable us concluding.

and regards.

MRS. LOU EJERCITO ESTRADA

CONTACT ME THROUGH estradalou@jmail.co.za

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