419 scam: Ms Flora Clarkson <bambang.apriyanto@rumahzakat.org> 2014 International Conference Workshop

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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:

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)
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.
- intchildrightorg@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Ms Flora Clarkson <bambang.apriyanto@rumahzakat.org>
Reply-To: Ms Flora Clarkson <floraclarkson@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:09:11 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: 2014 International Conference Workshop

Dear Sir/Madam,

You are kindly invited to attend the international conference on unemployment , social welfare, violence against children, child labor, sex trafficking / sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking taking place from April 21stâ€“ 23rd 2014 in Washington DC United States and in Dakar Senegal from April 25th â€“ 29th 2014.

Registration is open to all interested participants; the interested participants should be in position of traveling passport for visa processing, participants are to contact the conference secretary via Email below for more information and registration. intchildrightorg@aol.com

We thank you for taking out your time in your busy scheduled to attend this conference meeting with us and we hope to see you at the event venue.

Thanks!
Ms. Flora Clarkson
Director of Human Resources.

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