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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "grandhotel121e@libero.it" <grandhote@libero.it>
Reply-To: harrisonrosie12@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 15:11:40 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Grandhotel

Good day!,
I am Rosie from US but presently living in Canada, i am an assistant
manager in grand hotel Canada, we are using this media to announce to people
out there, that are interested in getting an employment offer from overseas.
Open job recruitment program are now going on, hiring new applicants that
can work in all the humanitarian needs & live here in Canada, both sex all over
the Countries.
We are one of the world’s premier global Lodging Hotel in the World; Grand
Hotel Canada delivers more services to meet the best satisfaction of our
costumers from time to time than any other hotel.
We’re are continually looking for ambitious, enthusiastic, professionals,
talented people who want to join the best hotel in the world.
Compensation and Benefits
As a member of the Grand Hotels team, our associates can earn eligibility
for:
- Relocation allowances
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free Airline Ticket
- Child day care assistance
- Medical, dental and life insurance coverage
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Flexible spending account
- Paid off time.
We are looking for young professionals with experience to social attribute
to human needs as the principle aims to hotels service, strong,hard working,
oral communication and writing skills; we hope this can be an extreme desire to
advance your career.
If you are Doctor,Nurse,Engineer,Cooking,Stewards, Technicians, Fashion,
models, actors, dancers, comedians, Entertainers. Artisans like, Mechanics,
cleaners, washers, security, messengers etc.glance through the website for more
information www.granhotelrecruitmentprogram.8m.net ,www.omnihotel.com
Note: All application should be sent to the HRM office contact below:
G.H.S. HR. Manager,
Mr. . scott.benson
email:harrisonrosie12@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +13473805530


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