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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • harlodscott@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "The royal hotel" <royal_ca.hotel@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:38:00 +0000
Subject: For your considercation

Atten;

Royal Hotel,Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
We are on the second phase of recruiting workers. We are currently looking for 5 to 10 energistic young individuals to join our working team under the following positions:
1 cooker with not less than 2 years cooking experience
2 scretary and assistant
3 attendant
4 car washer
5 cleaner
6 security men
7 Men/woman who can host people on stage
8 Computer operator
9 Warehouse supervisor
10 Accounts clerk
Our salary is very attractive as we pay what is obtainable in every 5 star hotels in Canada and other developed countries. If you are interested to work for us, send your application to the hotel manager Mr.Harlod Scott at (harlodscott@yahoo.ca)
We shall help you to process your document and pay for your flight ticket with your one-month visa as a tourist to enter here in Canada and work with us.
N/B: all expenses incured to bring you to Canada must be dully deducted from your monthly salary while working for us here.
Best regard,
Ms.Linda Paul.

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