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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.
  • laarnieneiquez3@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3alaarnieneiquez3@yahoo.com.ph

Fraud email example:

From: "madameja laarni" <madamejalaarni@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:20:05 +0200
Subject: From Madam Laarni Enriquez.


From Madam Laarni Enriquez.
Confinement house.
Manila,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 Philippine by nationality and a divorcee who has suffered
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 autobiography 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.

Although 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 confiscated 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
certificate and deposit agreement 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 agreement
which i am prepared 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 information like
TEL,FAX, and HOUSE ADDRESS to enable me proceed fast.

Please Email Back
At:laarnieneiquez3@yahoo.com.ph<At%3Alaarnieneiquez3@yahoo.com.ph>

Sincerely,

Madam Laarni Ejarcito Enriquez

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