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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • madam_laarniee@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3amadam_laarniee@yahoo.com.ph

Fraud email example:

From: "laarni enriquezi" <madam_laarni3@colombia.com>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 12:51:44 +0200
Subject: From;Madam Laarni Enriquez.


From;Madam Laarni Enriquez.
Confinement house.
Manilla,Phillipine.
WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.
Hi Dear
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 who

has sufered so much for offence i never committed.
Honestly I would love 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 and to really confide on,
without remembering my past and forsaken experiences from my close
confidants and family.
I am really in need of 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 my heart that you ought

to be a very honest person.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
honesty earned fame.
But not quite long I was arrested together with his wife and son in
connection with the 27th July, 2003, 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 Cote d'Ivoire a
remote state 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 see, as I
did kept the deposit certicate and deposit agreetment with one of my
close confidant.
The Amount being deposited is 13.5 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 soon as this
money is claimed by you, I will look for a way out and sneaked out of
Philippines and travel down to meet you in your country , the shipment
cost and demurrage has being taken care of as at the time of deposit.
I would like us to go into investment partnership together,in investing

this money in your country and anywhere else you prefer. I will send
you my Photo,And 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 an instant reward out of the total sum of

the money for your kind and sincere assistance.
Please reply this email with your full correspondence informations like

TEL,FAX, and HOUSE ADDRESS to enable me proceed fast.
Please Email Back
At:madam_laarniee@yahoo.com.ph<At%3Amadam_laarniee@yahoo.com.ph>.

Sincerely,
Madam Laarni Ejarcito Enriquez.

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