419 scam: Ruthie Epstei <info@wshf-home.com> Human Right and Protection Seminar Invitation

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "ruthieepstei@globomail.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.
- wshfsecretary@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ruthie Epstei <info@wshf-home.com>
Reply-To: Ruthie Epstei <ruthieepstei@globomail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:21:13 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Human Right and Protection Seminar Invitation

Dear Sir/Madam,

It gives me a great pleasure to invite you to the forth coming international seminar event which the World Social Humanitarian Foundation (WSHF) is exited to be hosting in May 16th to 20th 2011 at Executive Conference Center, 137 Iffley Road, Oxford, OX4 1EJ London England, and from May 23rd to 27th 2011 at Le MÃ©ridien President Pointe des Almadies, BP 8181, Senegal West Africa.

The theme of the forth coming seminar is; Human Right and Pretension. Delegates who are interested are to make a paper presentation and also advice to make a summary presentation on the above subject.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I request you to kindly extend your cooperation by giving wide publicity to the aforesaid workshop by sharing this invitation among your staff, members or relatives for their active participation in the workshop.

Note: the W.S.H.F. will be providing all delegates with to and fro air ticket and also visa guidance for the seminar purpose for both countries. Looking forward for your cooperation and support for the success of the workshop.

Registration is open for the seminar! Contact the organizing secretary Prof. Benjamin Kenwood for more information regarding registration. Email: (wshfsecretary@aim.com).

You can also contact me with my personal email adders bellow if you need further assistant to participate in this seminar.

Hope to see you at the Seminar venue.

Best Regards
Ms. Ruthie Epstei
ruthieepstei@globomail.com

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