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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: "Precious Wright" <preciousbox4@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: p.wright@worldyouthsorganization.org
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:16:11 +0200
Subject: Conference Invitation :

Conference Invitation :

Dear Sir/Madam

We are cordially Inviting Interested individuals to our Combined Conferences that will be held from the 1st - 3rd of JUNE 2008 In Anaheim California and from the 7th -10th of JUNE 2008 in Dakar Senegal.
If you are interested to participate and want to represent your country, You may contact the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee for details and information. You are to also inform them that you were invited to
participate by ( Miss Precious Wright ), Who is a member of the American Youths for Peace and a staff of ( WORLD YOUTHS ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN WELFARE ).


Registration is Free and the Benevolent Donors of the Organizing Committee will provide round trip air tickets and accommodation for the period of participants Stay in the U.S to all registered participants.
You will only be responsible for your own hotel booking in Dakar where the second phase of the conference will be held.


If you are a holder of an International Passport that may require visa to enter the United States you may inform the Conference Secretariat at the time of Application ,as the organizing committee is responsible
asist for all visa arrangements and travel assistances.


WORLD YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR WELFARE
TEL: +1 ( 516 ) 3030022 or +1 ( 516 ) 3030020
FAX +1 ( 760 ) 284-5664
Email: info@worldyouthsorganization.org
secretariat@worldyouthsorganization.org


Sincerely,
Precious Wright
( p.wright@worldyouthsorganization.org )


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