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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • omnihotelscanadia@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "Royal" <omnihotelscanadia@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:58:26 +0200
Subject: JOB VACANCY IN OMNI MONT ROYAL HOTEL CANADA

Hotel Omni Mont-Royal
1050 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, H3A 2R6 CA

This is from the omni hotel management board. The omni hotel management
needs workers whom are to be employed to work for the hotel in montreal
quebec canada atleast for 1 year or more.
The hotel management will take care of your accomodation & flight
ticket . Also exercise on your visa processing. If your are interested to
work in the hotel with us , please write to us back as soon as possible
with our hotel EMAIL ADDRESS: omnihotelscanadia@yahoo.ca


Thanks,
Management.
Omni City Hotels Canada.
Dr,Paul Gill ( Hotel Manager).
omnihotelscanadia@yahoo.ca

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