419 scam: Hannah Paul <afuentes@conatel.gob.ve> World Congress On Human Trafficking 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!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- secretworldconf@mynet.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Hannah Paul <afuentes@conatel.gob.ve>
Reply-To: Hannah Paul <hanah.paul@globomail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 20:21:42 -0430 (VET)
Subject: World Congress On Human Trafficking Invitation

Dear Friends,

On behalf of Global association for human rights defense (GAHRD), It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate at the 2014 World Congress on Human Trafficking,Prostitution and Sex Work. The Congress will be held at the California University, United State of America from (January 20th-23rd 2014) and from (January 27th-30th 2014) at Conf & Multimedia in Dakar Senegal.

The Human Trafficking, Prostitution and Sex Work congress is been organized by the Global Women's Aid Organization (GWAO) and sponsored by (The William J. Clinton Foundation and other benevolent donors worldwide).

For more details and requirement for your registration, kindly contact the secretariat office via Dr. Wayne Smith E-mail: [secretworldconf@mynet.com] or phone [+1- 626-795-6999]. Also feel free to contact me if you need any further details related to this events.

Also note that all interested delegates that requires entry visa to enter the California United States to attend this congress 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 congress.

Sincerely,
Ms. Hannah Paul

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