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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Sophia Lawrence" <sophia_lawrence@world-healthonline.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:10:23 +0000
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAMME 2005!!!


                                                                     UNAIDS

 

 

    INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAMME 2005!!!                                           

 19TH SEPTEMBER 2005

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ARE YOU A SCHOLAR, A DOCTOR, A REGISTERED NURSE, A LAWYER, AN ACADEMICIAN? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HIV/AIDS? COME AIR YOUR VIEW ON OUR NATIONAL AWARENESS PROGRAM TO BE HELD IN LONDON AND AMERICA
BY OCT./NOV. 2005


COME AND KNOW ABOUT THE NEW INVENTED ANTI-RETROVIRAL VACCINES(AVR)WHICH ARE VERY CHEAP AND AFFORDABLE: FOR REDUCING THE TRANSFER OF HIV/AIDS AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES(STDs). READ THE INFORMATIOM BELOW AND APPLY NOW:
APPLICATION CLOSES SEPT. 30th 2005.
 
     
NATIONAL AWARENESS PROGRAM ON HIV/AIDS

In the last meeting held by UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION (UNO), UNAIDS ,
 WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO), UNITED NATIONS POPULATION  FUND( UNFPA) top excecutives disscused about the pandemic disease (HIV/AIDS) in the world and confirmed that, everyday more than 8,000,000 people die from AIDS and every year another five million (5,000,000) people become infected with the virus. Since July 2004 only 260,000 new patients have benefited from Anti-Retroviral Vaccine(ARV)  therapy in developing countries. Treatment expansion in these countries is moving at snail pace.

    From the perspective of a medical/ humanitarian organization working, resource-poor countries  are finding it difficult to get aid for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, the global picture is bleak. Are you aware of the upcoming NATIONAL AWARENESS PROGRAM 2005 that will be held in America(Washington DC.) and England(London)? This program is to enlighten us about HIV/AIDS and introduce to us the newly manufactured drugs (MIROBICIDES) which are used to reduce the transmission of the Deadly Virus and other sexually transmitted diseases(STDs).

The good thing about this program is that everything about it has been made free including your visa and flight ticket (to and fro) United States and England under the strict supervision and care of the WHO and UNO . Congratulation! This is not an opportunity for you to own an American or British visa for free but to get you acquainted with the global fact that HIV is real and you should help spread the Awareness...

Applicants will be given the Anti-Retrovirus Vaccines (ARV) free. It may also interest you to know that anyone who can give any useful suggestions/ideas that can lead to the treatment of HIV/AIDS will go home with the sum of ONE HUNDRED THHOUSAND US. DOLLARS($100,000)  on the day of the conference . Again, the WHO will appoint him/her as the general overseer of HIV/AIDS programs in his/her  country. This will go along with a welfare package of the sum of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($250,000) monthly.

Send your application letter to the organiser of this programme in person of the UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL, Mr Kofi Annan(CHAIRMAN). Via this Email:
 
unaids@unaids-centraladmin.org

Stating the following:
1 Name and

2Address/Country

3 phone number

It will be our pleasure to have your suggestions, ideas and criticisms.


It will be my pleasure to receive your replies on how to apply for more info. Via this :
sophia_lawrence@world-healthonline.com
 
PLEASE ENSURE TO APPLY ALONGSIDE THIS INVITATION LETTER
 
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

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