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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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Fraud email example:

From: "joefrey01@cantv.net" <joefrey01@cantv.net>
Reply-To: atmdcmarkwelsh11@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:40:41 -0430 (VET)
Subject: URGENT JOB EMPLOYMENT

 
OMNI HOTELS LIMITED, CANADA.

We the management of Omni hotel canada limited are seeking for men and women who can work in our hotel and live in Canada,

Hotel management will take care of your air ticket, accommodation and express visa processing fees with the immigration bureau in Canada hence our agent Dr.Mark Welsh has confirmed your formalities OK,

Our Hotel needs twenty more additional workers for immediate employment urgently to work with us.

if you are interested contact this our agent immediately via my email below while other details will be forwarding to you in receipt of your letter.
You can visit our site (http://canada.santifjobs.com/index.html)

Agent Email : (atmdcmarkwelsh11@outlook.com)

SIGN,
MANAGER Of OMNI HOTELS, CANADA.
DR.MARK WELSH
AFRICAN AGENT COORDINATOR.

Website:http://www.omnihotels.com

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