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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: "enriqez" <laarni_enriquez1@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: amlaamienriqe@mail2world.com
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:41:38 -0800
Subject: from amlaami

From: Mrs.Laarni Enriquez
amlaamienriqe@mail2world.com

Dear Friend,

I am madam Laarni Enriquez, a native of Philippine nationality, and a divorcee.

I would like to have a long lasting and confidant relationship with you
and entrusting my life time fortune into your possession, as now I am broken
hearted and needs someone to trust, without remembering my past and forsaken
experiences from close confidants and family.

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, which i got from the proffesional data base found
in the internet when i was searching for a reliable foreigner who will assist
me invest this fund I believe in me that you ought to be a very honest person.
I would like to give you a brief description of my life.

I was once the mistress of our President, Joseph Estrada, and during his
tenure in office, I was been used as a courier to depositing his funds,
in the Europe, but due to the fracas I had with his wife, Madam Loi and
her sone, Jude, it causes a public embarrasement and people came to know
that I had been having an affair with the President.
But, not quite long, I was arrested, together with his wife and son, in
connection with the 27th July, 2003, failed coup, which I did not have anything
to do with, but was alleged of Rebellion charges and that I have been habouring
some of the dissident and arms in one of the villa, bought for me by the
President.

But, now, I have been released and I am under mmigration security watchlist
and seriously monitored even now i can not make or answer telephone calls,
So my only means of communication is through mail for now. All, I wanted
from you is to assist me make claims of some funds, I did deposited in Europe
(Security Company ) which i deposited as personal effects as the former
president advised, as the other deposits documents have been consficated
and seized by the the government of Madam Gloria, the President.

But, this one is the only one they could not see, as I did kept the documents
with one of my close confidant, who was also arrested. The Amount being
deposited is much about 15.9 million Dollars, as this was the money that
was supposed to be used by the President to aquire some properties in America,
Europe and 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
and travel down to meet you, so we can go into a life time partnership together,in
investing this money in your country and anywhere else you prefer. For
assisting in the claims, you will be entitled to 40% while myself and one
other partner will be entitled to 50%, while the 10% will be mappped out
for charity organisations and any expenses your might incure during the
course of prosecuting this project.

I need not to remind you of the confidentiality which this transaction demands.
Keep this proposal secret, even if you dont want to assist me. please reply
me back to this mail address {amlaamienriqe@mail2world.com} so that i will
get back to you in time.

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs.Laarni Enriquez




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