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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hotelomnimontroyal@yahoo.ca" (This email address looks like addresses used in hotel employment scams. Be suspicious of any job offer from a free webmail address or where you apply for a work visa anywhere other than at the embassy in your country.)
- "hotelomnimontroyal@yahoo.ca" (This email address looks like addresses used in hotel employment scams. Be suspicious of any job offer from a free webmail address or where you apply for a work visa anywhere other than at the embassy in your country.)
- 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.
- hotelomnimontroyal@yahoo.ca (Yahoo, Canada; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: omnimontroyal Hotel <omnimontroyal.lnternationalhotel@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 06:11:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WORK AND LIVE IN CANADA HOTEL JOB VACANCIES 2011
Hotel omni Mont Royal Canada
1050 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal P.O. H3A 2R6 CA
Phone: +1 (514) 284-1110
Fax:+1 (514) 845-3025
Website.WWW.Omnihotel.ca
Email: hotelomnimontroyal@yahoo.ca
WORK AND LIVE IN CANADA HOTEL JOB VACANCIES
2011
The management of omni Mont Royal
Canada wish to advertise for the Job Vacancy in our Hotel,The hotel need
50 workers both male and female workers to fill in different categories
of job.As per above request we need manpower to work in omni hotel
Hotel,workers that have the ability to work hard only to apply and must
come from not inside Canada but outside Canada non-criminal origin and
must agreed to abide by the Hotel rule and regulations.Hotel shall be
responsible for Air Flight Ticket and Accommodation,The omni hotel Hotel
Management want everything solve and settle within 45 days.If you can
meet our requirement,please reply for further procedures.Also we will
provide all the relevant backup documents to enable the applicant get
his/her Visa at our Canadian -Embassy in the Applicant's country.Visa
will be issued upon approval from our Canadian immigration bureau
department.If your interested in working with us you can contact us back
with your C.V through E-mail Address: for more information
(hotelomnimontroyal@yahoo.ca)
Thanks
Mrs Rose omni hotel manager
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