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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: "Frieda Doering" <secretay@earthling.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: secretary@earthling.net
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 14:51:36 +0200
Subject: Jobs Offer

DEAR APPLICANTS,

I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT THERE ARE SOME VACANCIES IN OMNI HOTELS. WE NEED SOME ABLE MEN AND WOMEN AND WORK AND LIVE CLOSE TO OMNI HOTELS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR APPLICANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S..

HOTEL TAKE CARE OF YOUR TICKET AND VISA IF YOU ARE APPLYING FROM OUTSIDE AMERICA.INTERESTED PERSON FOR THIS JOB OFFERS AND RECRUITMENT SHOULD CONTACT OMNI HOTELS VIA E-MAIL AT omnihotels@comfortable.com TO JODI BIRNBAUM, FOR MORE INFORMATION’S AND PROCEDURES AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK.WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU.THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.

YOURS SINCERELY,
SECRETARY

Earthling Employments and Recruitment's
2523 Broadway, Lubbock,
P.O Box 45007, Austin
TX 79409, U.S.A
Tel: +1-806.742.2121
Fax: +1-801.934.8740


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