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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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- info.i.y.w.f.global.youth@usa.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- secretary mrs. barbara morgan via e-mail: (info.i.y.w.f.global.youth@usa.com) also feel free to contact me if you need any further (Usa; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Susan Williams <susan_4104@libero.it>
Reply-To: s.susanw39@aol.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:07:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE I.Y.W.F 2014 CONFERENCE
Dear Colleague,
The International Youth & Women Foundation (I.Y.W.F) is pleased to invite you
to participate in the forth-coming International Conference on Child Abuse,
HIV/AIDS, Racism and Human Trafficking.
This event will commence from September 9th-2 the 2014 in California, United
State of America and September 16th-19 the 2014in Dakar/Senegal. I am honored
to invite you to attend these events as my guest.
For more details and requirements for your registration, kindly contact our
secretary Mrs. Barbara Morgan via E-mail: (info.i.y.w.f.global.youth@usa.com)
Also feel free to contact me if you need any further details related to these
events. Endeavor to inform the secretary that you were invited to participate
by me (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 confirming their
Hotel accommodation in Dakar/Senegal where the second phase of the event will
take place. I do hope you can make time in your busy schedule to attend these
conferences and share your ideas on the listed topic above.
Kindly keep me informed through my privet email address (s.susanw39@aol.com)
whether or not you can make it to the events.
Thanks
Ms. Susan Williams
International Youth & Women Foundation
Los Angles, California
United State of America
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