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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.

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The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
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From: "Jesicca Roberts" <jesirbtsg@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jroberts@mail.md
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:11:00 +0200
Subject: YOUTH EMANCIPATION PROJECT 2006

Call for Participation/Application to Attend GYWO INVITES YOU TO HER YOUTH
EVENTS Novermber 20-30, 2006 in USA/Italy for a groundbreaking meeting of
the international youth movements and other related NGO's, where as many as
200 participants will convene to learning new ways to empower themselves and
how to adhere to social norms. And also to meet others like yourself ;
learning, teaching, inspiring and being inspired. Exploring the potential of
a performance approach to unleash and nurture the human capacity to create,
collaborateand change the world.

What are the objectives of this meeting? The meeting will provide a space
where youth & women's rights advocates from diverse backgrounds and working
on different issues can engage with each other and with like-minded donors,
in order to:
Provide quality prevention of abuse of the youth and women.
Frankly discuss how NGO's and women's organizations and movements can work
together
Develop creative and innovative strategies to fight these social ills
Advance child protection development through innovative projects
What will the program look like? Unlike other events of GYWO , instead, an
international planning committee which is headed by Prof. Steve Robbins will
design a comprehensive program and select speakers.

The program will include:
Thought-provoking plenaries;
In-depth breakout sessions for strategy-development;
Simulation games to fast-track learning;
Capacity and skills-building sessions; and
Debates to stimulate discussion.
In addition to the main program, the meeting will also host book launches,
artistic and cultural activities and, as with all GYWO events, plenty of
space and opportunity for informal networking and alliance-building.
All plenaries and selected breakout sessions will have interpretation into
English, Spanish and French.


Who can participate? What happens if more than 200 apply? Anyone who is a
member of an NGO or progressive youth or women's organization or community
based organization can apply to participate. If more than 200 people apply
(as we anticipate), a global selection committee will select a
representative 200 from among the applicants. This committee will ensure
that the participants at the meeting are truly international and represent a
diverse range of interests, issues, and regions. Preference will be given to
organizations working for youth & women's rights from South East Asia, Latin
America and Africa.


VENUES AND EVENT DATES? The events shall commence on the 20th till the 24th
of Novermber 2006 at

YMCA,
109-01 Jamaica Ave
JAMAICA
NY 11435

While the second segment in Italy shall commence on the 27th and end on the
30th of Novermber 2006 at

Centro di Musica di Gioventù
Via Palestro 44,
00185 Rome,
Italy


I can't afford the cost - Can you help? GYWO has set up an "Access Fund" to
support the travel costs and hotel room bills for participants who are
unable to raise sufficient funds on their own. All participants, however
will be expected to fund raise for their hotel bills in Italy, which will
not be waived. This will help ensure that only those who most need and want
to be at the meeting will be there. Applicants who need assistance can apply
to the Access Fund at the same time they apply to participate.


Are there Airport Pick-Up and Drop-Off?
The Protocol Officers of these events shall be on ground to Pick-Up and
Drop-Off delegates and these are transportation are free. The days between
25th and 26th Novermber shall be used to fly delegates to Italy.
How do I apply, and what is the deadline? All Interested organizations
should forward the following information about their organization Aims and
objectives of the Organization Organization profile Achievement so far

Participants MUST be a group of 5-10 persons to qualify for registration.
Contact jroberts@mail.md for more details , the deadline for application is
as set by the Organizing Committee.

Regards,

Jesicca Roberts




OFFICE OF THE SECRETRAY,
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RACISM AND CHILD ABUSE,
FONTANE HALL ,BARUCH DRIVE
JAMAICA ,NEW YORK,
USA.
TEL/FAX : +1-832-383-8573

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