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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Hazelton Toronto Canada <job_departmentsection@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: Hazelton Toronto Canada <hiltonlondonontariocanada@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:56:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Invitation mail to Work and Live in Hazelton Hotel Toronto Canada
Invitation mail to Work and Live in  Hazelton Hotel Toronto CanadaCopyright(c)The Hazelton Hotel Toronto Canada118 Yorkville Ave, Toronto,ON M5R 1C4, Canada Greetings!!The Hazelton Hotel Toronto Canada Recruitment Management Team Currently inviting able Men and Women from overseas to Come and work and live in the Hazelton Hotel Canada for a period of 3 years,So if you are interested regarding the offer Just fell free to contact us back including your Resume CV  and Job application format to our Contactaddress below for more information on how to apply for a suitable post.(E-mail   hazeltontorontojobsoffer@job4u.com  )
Hotel ManagementHazelton Hotel Toronto Canada
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