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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: "luis_pimentel04@tiscali.co.uk" <luis_pimentel85@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: luis_pimentel04@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 19:46:20 -0700
Subject: Hello!!!

Compliments of the day,

Please forgive me for invading your privacy because it is with heartfelt
hope that I write to seek your co-operation and assistance in the context
stated below:

May I first introduce myself: I am Senator Luisa Pimentel Estrada,the first
wife of Joseph Ejercito Estrada(former head of state and President of Philippines)
who is presently held in detention in a hospital outside manilla,Philippines.
I got your contact from the internet during the course of my search for
a reliable foreigner who will assist me in receiving the sum of
US$18.5 Million in a suspense account deposited by my husband in my name
.This money was kept with a Security/Finance Company in Amsterdam and I
have all documents with me as of when it was
deposited in a suspense account for safe keeping.We have been deliberating
on how to invest this fund abroad in a confidential manner until we came
to a conclusion to use it to buy estates and part of it will be used for
the less-previledged to enable them feel among the masses.I have
discovered in recent days (jet age) the less-previledged are not regarded
as people who are to be paid attention to.they are treated lIkE people who
have this deadly disease called HIV/AIDS and that makes them feel neglected
and frustruates their efforts towards life.That i do not want in the world
at large.And so,i will allocate some funds to the less-previledged.

However,the current administration of Gloria Arroyo(The President of Philippines)
is seeking the death of my husband.In pursuit of this vendetta,the present
Government has resolved to freeze all known assets of Joseph Ejercito Estrada
(my husband) including properties at home and abroad and are presently embarking
on to seize the various bank accounts of my Husband in Switzerland,UK and

Australia. In fact, the attack on our family (The Estradas) is so devastated
to an extent of seizing our travelling passport (thereby making it impossible
for us to travel out without permission from the government),family accounts
(making it impossible for us to receive money or send money out),trying
some members of our family in court for offences allegedly committed by
my Husband and even restrict us from seeing my husband.We are lucky that
the account in Amsterdam is still unknown to the government of Philippines,and
that is why we must endeavour to keep this transaction strictly confidential
for security reasons.

My son was released from detention on the agreement to refund $1.5 million
to the Government of Philippines allegedly stolen by my Husband.

You can find this on;

http://latelinenews.com/ps/english/29432.shtml
http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/2001/0129/cover1.html

We are not ready to comply to this as most of the family assets and bank
accounts abroad have been Frozen by the Arroyo regime. In view of this grevious
threat to our Economic and personal survival, our family trustee have secretly
protected the account, you are to assist us in becoming the beneficiary
of the account and claiming the funds out of the account without creating
awareness and as time goes on,i will furnish you with the necessary documents
needed for the successful change of beneficiary of the account to you so
that you can claim of the funds on my behalf with legal backup.

In the meantime,there is a travelling embargo on the family members and
our local accounts are seized as well as our telephone lines have been bugged
for easy tracing of incoming and outgoing calls.For this reason,telephone
conversation will not be an ideal means of communication because our calls
will be recorded and all letters sent to us are been opened and read before
handed over to us (They say it is a security measure which must be taken
both for our safety and the safety of the present government).We are currently
being catered for by the Government of Philippines in other to monitor and
control our financial activities.we cannot be held responsible for the
sins of my Husband.

In view of this plight, I expect you to be trustworthy and kind enough to
respond to this distressed call to save our family from a hopeless future.And
if you agree to help, we shall discuss the disbursement ratio in our next
correspondence after we have been acquainted.

I look forward to your quick response while thanking you for your co-operation.
In view of all above details, I request you to keep this letter and co-operation
highly confidential even if you are not interested.

Best wishes,

Dr. Luisa P. Estrada.

NB:
Please note that email correspondence will be safer due to the fact that
all our phone lines have been bugged.So,you will have to reply through this
email address: luisa_estrada2005@sapo.pt
And if you cannot do this business with me,please do not respond back and
forgive me for invading into your private life.




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