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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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From: Prof Patrick Johnson <johnson_p2002@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 12:11:16 +0300
Subject: Special Invitation


NATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM DESCRIMINATION AND SAFETY
1735 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: +1 - 3146898909
Email: m_hill64@mail.vu
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great enthusiasm we are the members of NATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM DISCRIMINATION AND SAFETY.(NCARDS) in United States invites organizations, youths and youth-focused organizations to take an active role in the forthcoming International conference taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The forthcoming conference with the topics Racism and Discrimination, Students Against Destructive Decision and Stop HIV/AIDS infection, Global Conference Against Violence and Terrorism, Political, social economic problems in Africa and Asia countries will take place on 26th to 31st July ,2006 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
We believe this is an incredible opportunity to network with like-minded individuals and organizations in the promotion and development of proactive youth involvement and healthy environment in our communities. I am one of the regional oganizers of the above coming events. We picked your e-mail address from the website forwarded to us by the Arabian and African Students Association in the U.S.A.
Our independents donors in United States of American will only finance all round flight tickets, feedings and your United Arab Emirates entry Permit Visa which will allow every interested Participant to enter into the city of Dubai. Participant are only required to make reservation at any of the organization approved hotel in United Arab Emirates for the conference in Dubai.
The organizing committees will process the United Arab entry visas for all participants requiring visa to enter into the country of United Arab Emirates.
The visas will be processed in the Dubai by the Bureau of citizenship and immigration services of United Arab Emirates, immigration Department. The Visa will be sent to you after all the vital documents includes clearances letter from your country law enforcement agency, the hotel reservation in U.A.E and other required documents by the NCARDS ORGANIZATION for the approval of your visa collection from the hotels in Dubai, which we will give the order to apply for all participant entry permit visa.
A copy of the entry permit visa will be send by the hotel in Dubai where the participant have chosssed to make his reservation. We are only giving rooms for existing and active organizations to participate in these events as chance are limited. We therefore ask interested organization to forward the below following neccessary requirements to us in order to start to process their visa arrangement by the hotel in Dubai.
(i) Aims and objectives of the Organization.
(ii) Organizations profile.
(iii) Achievements .
Send your response to the secretary organizing committee to apply for participating in these events. Only Five to seven members will be allowed to participate from each of the selected countries. Individuals who do not belong to any organization but are interested to participate should form a group of five people and forward their names and passport numbers to organizing committee through this Email address. m_hill64@mail.vu
This invitation is sponsoring by: NCARDS ORGANIZATION: please you can Email us
@ m_hill64@mail.vu for any further information regarding the registration.

Thanks
Your faithfully,
Prof Patrick Johnson
Regional Directors

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