419 scam: "Dr. Michelle Thomas"<office@mobsys.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:

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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "info.gohi@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.
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.
- dr.michellethomas11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Michelle Thomas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.michellethomas11@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 20:08:55 -0400
Subject: ******-***-CONFERENCE INVITATION-***-**********

Hi,

My name is Dr. Michelle Thomas. I work with the Global Organization for Health Improvement (GOHI),
California LA, USA. We are cordially inviting you to the forth coming global conference on Eradicating
Malaria 2015, which will be held from 23rd to 27th November 2015 at the Clarence Brown Conference center Located at
Cartersville, Atlanta GA, USA.

If you are interested to participate and want to represent your country, you may contact the conference
secretariat for more information regarding the conference. You should inform them that you were invited by Dr.
Michelle Thomas who is affiliated with Lutheran Medical Center and a member of Global Organization for Health Improvement.

The benevolent donors of the Organizing Committee will provide round trip Air tickets to all invited/registered participants.
Registered delegates will only be responsible for their hotel booking in Atlanta where the conference will be
held.

If you are a holder of an international passport that may require visa to enter the United States, You should
inform the secretariat as the conference organizing committee is responsible for all registered delegates
visa arrangements.

You may Contact the Conference secretariat with the address below for detailed information regarding the
conference.

By Tel: +1 213-261-0587
By Fax: +1 206-376-5065

Email: info.gohi@secretary.net

You may get back to me with my Email

dr.michellethomas11@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Dr. Michelle Thomas
Staff Member & Youth Coordinator
Global Organization for Health Improvement (GOHI)
California, United State of America.

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