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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • cruiseshippingjobs_inter00@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MANAGER CANADA <cruiseshippingjobs_inter05@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: cruiseshippingjobs_inter00@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:44:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CRUISESHIP GLOBAL CANADA




Cruiseship global Canada ,
I am Mrs.Dorris=A0 grand from Canada , I am the human support manager of Ca=
nadian tourist cruise shipping line companies,=20
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I wish to inform you that the cruiseshipping tourist need some able men and=
women, learned and unlearned who are ready to work after undergoing enlist=
ment training in all sectors will work and live within the cruiseshipping t=
ourist companies in the united states, Canada, Europe and Oceania.=20
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Cruiseshipping tourist conglomerates will be taken care of your tickets, ac=
commodation and will also assist on visa process in your country of residen=
t as the case maybe. If you wish to take up with this opportunity, do fill =
free to contact us through the Recruitment office for Cruise Jobs,=20
=A0
email address, cruiseshippingjobs_inter00@yahoo.ca wishing you all the best=
as we hope to read back from you, upon your receipt of this mail.
Thanks,=20
Support Manager.
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