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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27741888459 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Vivian J Pappas" <pappasvivian14@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: vivianpappas@live.co.za
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:46:36 +0000
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY NOW

Hello!
We are representative for omni hotels Canada here in South Africa. This is to inform you that Omni Hotels Montréal Canada is seeking urgently to employ 37 people from around the world. To work in a new branch of the hotel that is been set up at Ottawa ,we seek people in Managerial position, Accounting , Information Technology and hotel working staff like room cleaners , bar attendants, cleaners and all sort of hotel jobs e.tc.
If you are approved for employment, omni hotel will facilitate your visa obtainance and they will pay for your flight ticket if your employment is approved by our organization, but you will be required to take care of the cost of processing your visa. You are required to send us a mail with your cv (resume) signifying your interest to come work with omni hotels and for further information.

We shall look forward to hear from you and remember that this offer is on a first come first serve basis.
Note: you will undergo compulsory one month training on hotel etiquettes before you will fully resume on your respective duties/positions.

Regards,

Vivian j.pappas
Employment agent
Omni Hotel.
+ 27 741 888 459

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