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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: Kaitlyn Morgan <infor2010mail@123mail.cl>
Reply-To: kaitlyn.morgan2010@globomail.com
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:20:09 -0700
Subject: (IYHF) CONFERENCE INVITATION




Dear Friend,

On behalf of the International Youth Health Foundation (IYHF) we invite you to take part in the upcoming  international youth summit on  HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB Prevention, taking place from 1st – 4th  December 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia USA and from 7th – 10th  December in Saint-Louis Senegal.

The international youth summit on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB Prevention will deliver interactive workshop sessions that will enable delegates to share best practice, exchange ideas, empower each other and discuss the latest research findings

If you are interested to participate and want to represent your country, you may contact the secretariat of the organizing committee by email (info_summit@globomail.com) for more information.

You may get back to me with my email:  kaitlyn.morgan2010@globomail.com

Sincerely
ms.Kaitlyn  Morgan




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