419 scam: "Dr. Sarah Richard"<drsarahrichard002@gmail.com> ----------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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "gas.secretary@secretary.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "gas.secretary@secretary.net" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Sarah Richard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.sarah@gasevent.org>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 20:39:08 +0100
Subject: ----------CONFERENCE INVITATION--------------------

Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the Global Aids Society (GAS) we are delighted to invite you to the forthcoming Global Conference on SAY NO to HIV and eradicating other Infectious Diseases, holding from (SEPTEMBER 21ST-25TH 2015) at the Decatur Conference center in ATLANTA, USA.
For more information regarding this event, contact the secretariat office via email: (gas.secretary@secretary.net) Endeavor to inform them that you were invited by (Dr. Sarah Richard) a staff member of The Global Aids Society. The conference organizing committee and sponsors will provide round trip air tickets for registered delegates and Visa assistance will be given to delegates who dosen't have a valid visa to the United States where the conference will be held. If you are interested to participate, kindly contact the above email for more details on your registration, air ticket, accommodation and visa processing.

Please share the information with your colleagues,

Thanks for your co-operation as I look forward to meet you at the conference venue.
E-mail gas.secretary@secretary.net
Tel +1-920-82-74-790
Fax +1-920-82-74-745
Sincerely,
Dr Sarah Richard
Staff Member & Youth Coordinator/
GLOBAL AIDS SOCIETY (GAS)
California, United State of America.

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