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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: "LUISA ESTRADA" <madamluisaestrada2001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: madamluisaestrada@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:02:02 +0000
Subject: I URGENTLY NEED YOUR CONSIDERATION

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 daughter. 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 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 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 public successes. My husband was named one of the ten out standing
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 some 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 benefiting from government business deals.
Most of them benefited from my husband's generosity when he
was in office. But they just turned around to be the one 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 especially 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 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 bank
held millions of
dollars in bribes collected by my husband.Equitable PCI Bank President
George Goresigns.
he 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 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 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 all political. All these are done to have my husband dead.
Presently life has not been easy for my children and I, the government has
seized my traveling documents and they restricted me and my children to have
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 a diplomatic firm in Europe. He said that
he
deposited the sum of Thirty Five Million United states Dollars $35,000,000
in my name (Luisa Pimentel Estrada) in Europe As consignments, the money was
deposited with a diplomatic firm that transports valuable goods and
Consignments through diplomatic means. He declared that the consignments 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
consignments from the diplomatic firm.

I have discussed with the diplomatic firm about this arrangement that I
cannot leave manila for now and they assured me that the consignment would
be released to my representative. In this regards, I am contacting you
because I want you to go to the diplomatic firm and collect the
consignment on my behalf since I have declared that the consignments belongs
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 consignments, 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
diplomatic firm is and also I will furnish 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 treat
this vital information with maturity and sincerity.

Your due cooperation in this regards, will be duly 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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