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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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Fraud email example:

From: Hotel Canada <hotel.canada@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Hotel Canada <hotel.canada@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:54:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Job opportunities


 Hello dear friend, our hotel is searching for a manpower agency for hotel jobs in Canada. We have over 103 hotel job opportunities and are looking for foreign workers who can work and live in Canada. contact us by e-mail if you are interested to live and work in Canada By management, Mrs. management McCarrigle Samantha Online coordinating Manager. Phone: Toll Free 800 Service 800 1187/458 CC / 26278-587 Media & Publicity, International Hotel Canada The International Hotel Canada, Toronto Canada.

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