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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.
  • ottawaominicityhotels@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Rose Grand" <ottawaominicityhotels@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 22:05:21 -0700
Subject: WORK AND LIVE IN CANADA

Hotel canada
I am Rose from canada, I am the manager of Canada hotel,pls hotel need man and woman who can work and live in hotel canadia ,hotel will pay for his/her ticket and his/her visa in the country,if you are interest contact our hotel as soon as possible
e mail ottawaominicityhotels@yahoo.ca
sign ,
Manager of the hotel canadian
Mrs Christana Rose Grand


Hôtel Canada Je suis Rose du Canada, je suis le directeur de l'hôtel du Canada, l'homme du besoin d'hôtel de pls et la femme qui peuvent travailler et vivre dans le canadia d'hôtel, hôtel payerai son billet et son visa dans le pays, si vous êtes contact d'intérêt notre hôtel aussitôt que possible E-mail ottawaominicityhotels@yahoo.ca
signe,
Directeur du Canadien d'hôtel
Mme Christana Rose Grand

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam