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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: Gift James <giftjames@mail2world.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 01:19:55 +0000
Subject: 2014 CONFERENCE INVITATION\\\\\


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*Dear Colleagues,\\\\\ *

*On behalf of California Human Welfare Foundation CHWF USA, It is a great
privilege for us to invite you to global Congress meeting Against Economic
Crisis, Prostitution, Human Trafficking and child abuse. The aims of the
conference are to bring together researchers and practitioners in an effort
to lay the ground work for future collaborative research, advocacy, and
program development as well as to educate social service, health care, and
criminal justice professionals on human trafficking and the needs and risks
of those victimized by the commercial sex industry. *

*The global Congress Against Economic Crisis, Prostitution, Human
Trafficking and child abuse,is scheduled to take place from August 19th –
22rd 2014 at the Disneyland & Convention Center in Disney USA Los Angeles
California. and from August 24th-28th 2014 in Senegal,West -Africa.*

*Note that all interested delegates that requires entry visa to enter the
United States to attend this meeting will be assisted by the organization,
in obtaining the visa in their passport. Free air round trip tickets to
attend this meeting will be provided to all participants. The Workshop
welcomes paper presentation from any interested participants willing to
present papers during the meeting.*

*For registration information you are to contact the conference Dr
Mrs,spancy brown secretariat via e-mail: chwf.secetary@aim.com
<chwf.secetary@aim.com>*

*Please share the information with your colleagues.*


*Sincerely,*
*Mrs, GIFT JAMES*
*mail: giftjames@mail2world.com <giftjames@mail2world.com>*
*Member organizing committee *

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