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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: "JOB.OPPORTUNITIES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <grandhotel-brighton@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:22:30 -0000
Subject: DE VERE GRAND HOTEL BRIGHTON!!!

DE VERE GRAND HOTEL BRIGHTON

KING’S ROAD BRIGHTON

EAST SUSSEX, BN1 2FW UK

TEL; +447014275142

FAX; +447010029626

Email; grandhotel-brighton@hotmail.co.uk

HELLO,

NOTICE FOR URGENT JOB VACANCY!!!!
THE MANAGEMENT OF GRAND HOTEL BRIGHTON UK
ARE URGENTLY RECRUITING NEW WORKERS IN THE NEW OPEN
FIVE STAR INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AT KING'S ROAD EAST SUSSEX LONDON.

ACTUALLY I'M SIR EDMOND PHIL {ADMINISTRATION MANAGER}
DE VERE GRAND HOTEL BRIGHTON UK.

WE ARE URGENTLY EMPLOYING NEW WORKERS WHO WILL
FUNCTION IN OUR NEW BRANCH HERE IN CENTRAL LONDON.
WHICH WILL BE COMMISSION FOR FULL OPERATION BY THIS
MONTH.

AVAILABLE VACANCIES ARE AS FOLLOWS.

DUTY MANAGER / ASSISTANT DUTY MANAGER, ACCOUNTANTS,
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS, PROGRAMMERS, DESIGNERS,
COSTUMER ATTENDANTS, SALES MANAGER, RECEPTIONISTS,
TECHNICIANS, ELECTRICIANS, RESERVATION MANAGER, STORE KEEPERS, DRIVERS, CHEF, FRONT OFFICE SUPERVISORS, OPERATION MANAGER, BUSINESS MANAGER, ETC.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANT MOST HAVE VALID INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, MINIMUM OF HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE HOLDER, AGE LIMIT 18YRS AND ABOVE.

TO APPLY FOR ANY OF THE JOB POSITION ABOVE, EMAIL RESUME AND A SCANNED COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT TO THE MANAGEMENT BEFORE WE OFFER YOU A SUITABLE POST HERE IN LONDON.

THE MANAGEMENT WILL PROVIDE AS FOLLOWS, FREE FLIGHT TICKET TO LONDON.
FREE ACCOMMODATION AND FEEDING, FREE HEALTH CARE AND QUALITY SECURITY IN WORK ENVIRONMENT.

BASIC MONTHLY SALARY FROM ?2,000 TO ?4,800 GB POUNDS, BASED ON DEGREE.
INTERESTED PERSON TO EMAIL HIS DETAILS IMMEDIATELY TO THE CONTACT DETAILS ABOVE TO APPLY.

THEN WE WILL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE FORMAL APPLICATION ONLY ( grandhotel-brighton@hotmail.co.uk )


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