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

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Mrs. Luisa Pimentel Estrada." <mrsestradaluisa11@sify.com>
Reply-To: <mrsestradaluisa1@sify.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:23:53 -0800
Subject: Dr. Mrs. Luisa Pimentel Estrada.

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. In reference to our past experience, 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
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/04/22/estrada.profile/ All other wives of my husband especially Guia Gomez and some of her children born outside wedlock testified against us. In conjunction with the PCGG funded by the recent President Arroyo Macapagal Gloria. These were some of the allegations filed before my husband in the impeachment trial: 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 $8M (Eigh Million United States Dollars) 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. When I receive your positive response, I will let you know where the diplomatic firm is. And I will furnish you with the details of this project. For now, let all our communication be through e-mail because our li

Thanks and God bless you.

Dr. Mrs. Luisa Pimentel Estrada.

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