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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: "ROYAL OMNI HOTEL CANADA" <royal_omnihotelservices@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:43:49 +0000
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OFFER IN CANADA

OMNI MOUNT-ROYAL HOTEL CANADA
Hello Dear,
I am Rose the manager of Hotel Omni Canada. I am here to inform you about job vacancy in our hotel. Hotel Omni needs able male and female who can work and live in the hotel. Note: hotel will pay for air ticket from their country then when they start work the money spent for their air ticket will be deducted from their salary and we will direct you on how to secure your working permit from the immigration bureau here in Canada before your arrival. Now if you are interested in this offer simply apply to this address then I will tell you what to do next. Thanks and looking forward to hear from you soon.
Rose
Manager Hotel Omni
Hotel Omni Mont-Royal 1050 Sherbrooke Street
West Montreal, P Q H3A 2R6 CA


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