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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • willingson_234_4u@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.WILLINGSON" <brithomnicity_77canada@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 19:08:56 +0100
Subject: WORK AND LIVE IN OMNICITY OTTAWA CANADA.

.THIS IS OMNI CITY HOTEL OTTAWA CANADA,
I AM MR WILLINGSON GILL,THE MANAGER OF OMNI CITY HOTEL CANADA, I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT THERE ARE SOME VACANCIES IN OUR HOTELS.THE HOTELS NEED SOME ABLE MEN AND WOMEN WHO CAN WORK AND LIVE IN OMNI HOTEL CANADA,THE HOTELS WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR RESERVATION, TICKET AND VISA. ANY ALTHER EXPENSESS YOU WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT, IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US JUST CONTACT US DIRECT WITH ADDRESESS willingson_234_4u@yahoo.ca <mailto:willingson_234_4u@yahoo.ca>
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES.
MR WILLINGSON GILL.
PERSONNEL MANAGER

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam