419 scam: "Conf Info" <ghro34rt@yahoo.com> International Conference Notice

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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:

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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "ghro.conf2009@puan.org" (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.
- infodesk.secretary@aim.com (AOL Instant Messenger; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Conf Info" <ghro34rt@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ghro.conf2009@puan.org
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:50:57 +0200
Subject: International Conference Notice

Dear Sir/Madam,

You are invited to attend the up coming International Conference-meeting
on Global Crisis and Social Welfare. The events will begin from November
19th-22nd 2013 in Austin Texas City, United State of America and November
25th-30th 2013 in Republic of Senegal.

The aims of the conference is to bring together researchers and
practitioners in an effort to lay a ground work for future collaborative
research, advocacy, and program development as well as to educate social
service, health care and global financial sectors.

Registration is open to all interested participants; interested
participants are to contact the conference secretariat via Email below for
more information and registration. infodesk.secretary@aim.com

If you are a holder of an international passport that require visa to
enter the United States and Dakar Senegal, you are to inform the event
secretary when sending your detail for registration, as the organizers of
the event is fully responsible for all visa arrangements and travel
assistance.

Once again we thank you for taking out your time in your busy scheduled to
attend this conference meeting with us and we hope to see you at the event
venue. You can also contact me with my personal E-mail:
ghro.conf2009@puan.org

Thanks!
Ms. Eleanor Marion

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