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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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Fraud email example:

From: "luisa estrada" <luisa_estradaa1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: estrada1@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 01:56:13 -0600
Subject: MAIL FROM MRS. LUISA EJERCITO ESTRADA PHILIPPINE`S!!! (REPLY FOR MORE DETAILS)

Attn: Managing Director

Dear Sir/Madam,

I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise, it is true that we
have not seen each other nor known ourselves, I got your contact address
through world e-mail directory and I assume you are a reliable and
trustworthy person who will assist me in a business investment in your
country. I am Mrs. Luisa Ejercito Estrada the wife of Mr. Joseph Estrada,
the former president of Phillippine located in the south east Asia.

My husband was impeached from office by a backed uprising of mass
demostrators and the senate. The present government is forcing my husband
out to Manila to avoid demonstration by his supporters, during my husband's
regime as president of Phillippine. I realised millions of U.S Dollars from
various contracts I executed successfully, I had plan to invest this money
for my children future on real estate and industrial production. My husband
is not aware of this because I wish to do it secretly for now, before my
husband was impeached from office. I concretely and secretly deposited this
money to a DIPLOMATIC EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES in Overseas and declared it
as a solid Gold bar.

I wish to give you 20% out of the total sum if you will be willing to assist
me claim this money and invest the money as I assured you 100% risk free
business transaction I am trusting you as a God fearing person that will not
sit on my fund when it get into your account but rather assist me by
investing the money. This business demands absolutely secrecy and
confidentiality, so all communication shall be through e-mail because we
have being monitoring
by the Phillippine government & security agents.

I furnish you with more details and document when I receive your response.

Thanks.

Mrs. Luisa Estrada.

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