419 scam: Kate Gosselin <kategosselin11@yahoo.com> INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INVITATION 2013

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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!

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "info_ichtlefbl@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- gosselin.kate@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Kate Gosselin <kategosselin11@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: info_ichtlefbl@foxmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:38:41 +0300
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INVITATION 2013

Dear Madam/Sir

I am pleased to invite you to participate in the International conference on
Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation/Forced and Bonded Labour to be held on
September 25th to 28th at Walter E.Convention Center in Washington United States
and 1st to 5th October at Gaston Berger University conference hall in
Saint-Louis Senegal.

the purpose of this conference is to focuses on the specifics of labour
exploitation, particularly the identification, prevention and prosecution of
offenders with the final goal of preventing trafficking and bringing justice for
victims.

The conference will operate primarily in an interactive mode.During the
conference key issues relating to Human Trafficking for Labour will be
presented by local and foreign speakers in the form of interactive
lectures,case studies,video documentaries,skills sharing workshops,utilizing
multi-media and informal discussions through active participation among
participants.On the last day of the conference participants will formulate a
Youth Action Plan that will be presented to UN bodies and related stakeholders.

Interested delegate should contact the Conference Secretary for more
information: Email: info_ichtlefbl@foxmail.com

With best regard,

Kate Gosselin
Health Economist - Global Association for human rights defence (GAHRD)
E-mail: gosselin.kate@aol.com

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