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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +4407031838991

Fraud email example:

From: "KATE STETHAM," <hhh.publicity@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13.40.10 +0200
Subject: JOB VACANCY/ INSTANT EMPLOYMENT

Dear Sir,/ Madam,

DO YOU WANT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM?

HARRINGTON HALL HOTEL is obliged to offer a global employment in all
the arms of the
establishment.

HARRINGTON HALL HOTEL shall be responsible for the travel expenses of
any successful
applicant.

If you have the quest to LIVE and WORK in the UK, please contact us
immediately for
a FULL application guidelines.or reply to our official hotels harring
email account(publicity@hotelsharrington.com).

Management.






KATE STETHAM,
NH HARRINGTON HALL HOTEL,
5-25 Harrington Gardens,
South Kensington,
London SW7 4JW, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 703-183-8991
Fax: +44 (0) 870-288-5995
Website: www.hotelsharrington.com

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