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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: Susan Williams <susanwilliams577@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 May 2014 06:05:47 +0800
Subject: International Youth & Women Foundation Conference Invitation!!


Dear Colleague,

The International Youth & Women Foundation (I.Y.W.F) is pleased to
invite you to
participate in our forth-coming International Conference on (Child Abuse,
HIV/AIDS, Racism And Human Trafficking). This event will begins from (June 9th
12th 2014) in California, United State of America and (June 16th 19th
2014) in
Dakar, Senegal. I am honored to invite you to attend this events as my guest.

For more details and requirement for your registration, kindly contact our
secretariat office via Mrs Karissa Desmond E-mail:
(info.global.youth.iywf@secretary.net) Also feel free to contact me if
you need
any further details related to this events. Endeavor to inform the secretariat
that you were invited to participate by (Ms. Susan Williams) a staff member of
the International Youth & Women Foundation.

Note that the Organizing Committee and Our donor sponsors will take the full
responsibility of all registered participants Visa processing for the United
States & Senegal respectively. That will include your Round trip air
tickets to
both events. While delegates will only be responsible for his/her own hotel
accommodation in Dakar,Senegal were the second phase of the event will take
place. I do hope you can make time in your busy schedule to attend these
conference and share your ideas on this topic on the panel!

Please let me know whether you can make it as soon as you can, through my
personal e-mail: (susanwilliams577@gmail.com) attached herein are my pictures.

Thanks!

Ms. Susan Williams
International Youth & Women Foundation
Los Angles, California
United State of America




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