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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: "work UK" <work_uk@atlas.sk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: work_ukagent@mailup.net
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:57:31 +0100
Subject: WORK IN UK.




Monster Hotel ? 29/31 PETTACRE ROAD, LONDON, SE28 0BU.
Monster hotel (UK) is opening soon. It is a five stars hotel and the management needs staffs (M/F) who can work and live in United Kingdom (ALL RACE/RELIGION ACCEPTED) The hotel will take care of your tickets, accommodation lodging, and two months career training. While our agent will assist for visa and immigration related matters, and two months career training. Below are required Administrative Customer Service Marketing/ Sales Cleaners /laundry workers Chefs (western /Chinese /continental dish) Medical Advisor /nurse/doctors Sports trainer (fitness/tennis /swimming etc) Accountant/casher Electronic engineer IT/Development Publishing/Editorial Project Manager If you are interested, you should please contact us back via email, and we will send you a form to fill.

work_ukagent@mailup.net

Thanks,

Mrs. Edith Young
Recruitment Department
Monster Hotel





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