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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: jessicapamer pamer <jessicapamer_4@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 11:28:32 -0400
Subject: LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL PROMO!



ATTN: WINNER, We happily announce to you the draw of the LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL, your email address attached to Reference Number: 47,DH,82/LUKI with Ticket No: 67/836 which subsequently won you one of the Jackpot cash prizes. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £3,500,000.00(Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to FILE CATEGORY - LUKI/UK01/2007. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 50,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. To commence processing of your winnings, you MUST FORWARD a copy of this email to our claims director via contact information below; MR. AARON GRAHAM,CLAIMS DIRECTOR,CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,Tel:+44 703 190 6783Fax: +44 871 263 6944Email: aarongraham_theluki@yahoo.co.uk Cc: aarongraham_luki@excite.com Congratulations once again from me, and entire members of staff of the LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future. Thank you.Yours faithfully,Jessica Pamer,PROMOTION DEPARTMENT,LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL,************************************************************DISCLAIMER & CONFIDENTIALITY:The information contained in this communication including any attachments is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it.It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, unauthorized use, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system.LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL is neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt.************************************************************
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