419 scam: "Harriet" <info.selffundingconf@centrum.sk> NATIONAL CONFERENCE 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!

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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "info.selffundingconference@insing.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- secretaryselffunding@mail2usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Harriet" <info.selffundingconf@centrum.sk>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:12:50 +0100
Subject: NATIONAL CONFERENCE INVITATION



NATIONAL CONFERENCE
INVITATION

 

Dear Friend,

My name is Marilyn
Batan, female, working with self funding Employers Association; we are
organizing a global World Conference, self funding Employers, Healthcare and
Workers, (SEA). Taking place from 21st to 24th January 2010 at Los Angeles, California.
In the United States and in Dakar Senegal
from 27th - 30th January 2010. In our request to invite people from various
countries around the world, I went in search of your e-mails on the web site as
a means of contacting youths and organizations As a result, I picked your email
from an N.G.O`s website.

 

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's. You
should also inform them that you were invited to participate by friend of yours
(Marilyn Batan) who is a member of the American self funding Employers
Association.

I believe that we may
have the opportunity to meet if you may be willing to participate in this
event. The benevolent donors from across the global and 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. If you are a holder of passport that may
require visa to enter the United States, you may inform the conference
secretariat at the time of registration, as the Organizing committee is
responsible for all visas arrangements and travel assistance.

 

Email:
secretaryselffunding@mail2usa.com

 

You may get back to
me with my email address below.

Email, info.selffundingconference@insing.com

Sincerely,

Marilyn Batan.

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