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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "c.elizerbeth@blumail.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.
- njcasatw4secretary@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Elizerbeth Cabajorsa <c.elizerbeth@blumail.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:25:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Conference invitation on sexual assault & trafficking in women USA
2013.
NATIONAL SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTRE.
On behalf of New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Trafficking
in women.(NJCASATW) we invite you to participate in this
forth-coming summit on Crises of Sexual
assault and trafficking in women international summit.
The aims of the conference is focused on how to bring together
researchers and practitioners to device modalities on how to
abolish sexual assault & trafficking in women.
The international Congress meeting is scheduled to take
place from December 9th - 13th 2013 in New Jersey the United States and
in Dakar-Senegal, from December 16th - 20th 2013.
Note that all interested delegates traveling documents and visa to
enter the United States to attend this workshop will be assisted by
the organization,in obtaining the visa in their passport.
Free air round trip ticket to attend this meeting will be provided to all
participants.
Note that paper presentation is open to any interested participants
willing to present paper during the summit.
If you are interested in attending and for fast respond contact the
conference secretariat via email:
njcasatw.sec@blumail.org OR njcasatw4secretary@gmail.com as soon as
possible, and share the information with your colleagues.
Sincerely,
Ms. Elizerbeth Cabajorsa
(Ph.D) The Program coordinator
NJCASATW,US.
National sexual resource centre
New Jersey,USA.
Email: c.elizerbeth@blumail.org
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