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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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• 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.
  • kev_top3@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: kev top <kev_top33@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:45:38 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: come and work in italy hotel



ITALY HOTELS ITALY WELCOME TO HOTEL OMNI





>
THIS IS OMNI HOTEL IN ITALY THIS OUR PHONE NUMBER YOU CAN CALL US ANY TIME FROM MORNING TO NIGHT, 003933815004510 OR INTERNATIONAL DIAL 003933815004522.
ITALY

HELLO DEAR
THE MANAGEMENTS AND THE STAFF OF OMNI HOTEL WISH TO INFORM YOU FOR AN A JOB VACANCY AT OMNI HOTEL .
NOW, THE HOTELS NEED A GROUP OF 20 MEN AND WOMAN WHO CAN WORK AND LIVE IN HOTELS IN ITALY,
THIS IS HOW THE WORK CAN BE AND ABOUT YOUR PAYMENT OF SALARY?
THIS IS THE TYPE OF WORK

A, WASHING CARS IN HOTEL. --- EVERY MONTH SALARY - $2300
B, CLEAN IN THE HOTELS ROOM.-- EVERY MONTH SALARY -$1950
C, SALE IN THE BAR HOTEL.----------- EVERY MONTH SALARY -$2100
D, OR MEN WHO WANT TO SEX WITH GIRLS. --EVERY MONTH SALARY -$ 3800 .
E, MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT-------------------$3500.. EVERY MONTH SALARY
F, DRIVERS IN THE HOTEL ....................$2000..EVERY MONTH SALARY
G, COMPUTER ENGINEEN......................$2500..EVERY MONTH SALARY
H, ENINEEN OF ALL BRANCHES 83000 EVERY MONTH SALARY
I. ACCOUNTANT ........................$38500 EVERY MONTH SALARY

NOW IF ARE INTEREST YOUR CAN CONTACT US THROUGH THIS E MAI ADDRESS
kev_top3@yahoo.ca OKEYS


ABOUT HOW YOU CAN COME OVER HERE IN ITALY.
HOTEL WILL PAY FOR YOUR FLIGHT TICKET AND YOUR VISA, WHEN YOU START WORK THE HOTEL WILL REDUCT IT GRADUAL IN YOUR PAYMENT SALARY EVERY MONTH.
THESE ARE THE THINGS HOTEL NEED FROM YOU 'AND YOU HAVE TO APPLY WITH YOU INTERNATIONL PASSPORT NUMBER AND YOUR NAME OK,THANKS.

FROM MANAGER KEV.



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