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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: mrs laarni ejarcito <mrs.laarni11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrs.laarni2@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:17:08 +0200
Subject: From:Madam Laarni Ejarcito Enriquez.



From:Madam Laarni Ejarcito Enriquez.Confinement house.Manilla,Phillipine. WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.Hi Dear , Please i am very sorry to had infringe into your privacy without permission but please with all humility i solicit your attention to hear me out.I am madam Laarni Enriquez, a filippino by nationality, and a divorcee. Honestly I would like to have a long lasting relationship with you ,if possible entrusting my life time fortune into your possession,as now I am broken hearted and needs someone to trust sincerely, without remembering my past and forsaken experiences from close confidants and family because looking back i have suffered so much. I need someone, who would take me for whom I am and as a life time partner, after making claims of my deposited life fortuned in Abroad. Well, from your profile, I believe in me that you must be a very honest person and that is why i have decided to contact you in good faith.I would like to give you a brief description of my life autobiograph I was once the mistress of our President, Joseph Estrada, and during his tenure in office, I was often used as a courier in depositing his(the president) funds, in the Europe,and Africa because of my honesty but his wife Madam Loi and her son-Jude, accused me of having secret affair with the president ,this led to fabrication of all kind of allegation against me just to disrepute my honestly earned fame . But, not quite long, I was arrested, together with his wife and son, in connection with the failed coup for working in the household of the ex-president Joseph Estrada .Althought i was later granted bailed as there was no substantial evidence against me , now I have been released but under security watch within state confinement with limited opportunity to reach the outside world to prove my innocence. All, I want from you is to assist me make claims of some funds, I did deposited in metallic truck box in security company in Ivoiry Coast-a remote country in Africa. Every other deposit have been consficated and seized by the the government of Madam Gloria the President of republic of philippine .But, this one is the only one they could not know about, as I did kept the deposit certicate and deposit agreetment with one of my close confidant . The Amount being deposited is much about 17.5 Million United states dollars,as this was the money that was supposed to be used by the President to acquire some properties in Africa. All, I want from you, now is honesty and sincerity, as, as soon as this money is claimed by you, I will look for a way out and sneaked out of Philippines that is f my release is not granted within this days and travel down to meet you in your country , the shipment cost and demurrage has being taken cared of . I would like us to go investment partnership together,in investing this money in your country and anywhere else you prefer. I will send you my Photo, the a deposit certificate and authoritative agreetment which i am prapared to forward to you with more hint on how to reach the security company to retrieve and request the shipment of the metallic box containing fund on my behalf to your country while i join you at convenient time for joint investment if you desire. In addition to this i promise to give you a compensated and agreed sum as reward out of the total fund for your kind assistance.please after going through my email and if you are willing to be of ths assistance,emal me with your full informations to enable us proceed without any delay,Above all i am counting upon your honest and kind gesture towards helping me.please respond to this email urgently. May God bless you. Sincerely,Mrs Laarni.
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