419 scam: sonia <soniacrawford_ssssssssssssc2@libero.it> International Conference 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:

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

Fraud email example:

From: sonia <soniacrawford_ssssssssssssc2@libero.it>
Reply-To: soniacrawford1@aol.com
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 11:21:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: International Conference Invitation

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my honor to invite you to the International conference meeting on
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.

The conference meeting is organized by the International Child Right
Organization for Peace Building and the aims of the conference is to bring
together researchers and practitioners in an effort to lay a ground work for
future collaborative research, advocacy, and program development as well as to
educate social service, health care and global financial sectors. The
organizers of the event are fully responsible for all visa arrangements, air
tickets and travel assistance.

Registration is open to all interested participants; the interested
participants should be in position of traveling passport for registration and
visa processing, participants are to contact the conference secretary via Email
below for more information and registration. gaofhd.office@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. Sonia Crawford
Administrative Assistant.

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