419 scam: "Mafutaga Leiofi" <mafutaga.leiofi@mnre.gov.ws> [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 05.00/5.0] Dear Colleague,

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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.
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.
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.
- judithmorgan554@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mafutaga Leiofi" <mafutaga.leiofi@mnre.gov.ws>
Reply-To: Judithmorgan554@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:01:45 -1100
Subject: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 05.00/5.0] Dear Colleague,

Dear Colleague,

The National Child Welfare Organization (NCWO) is delighted to invite you to
our forthcoming International Conference on (Child Abuse, Control of EBOLA
Outbreak, Racism And Human Trafficking). These event will begins from
(January 27th to 30th 2015) in California, USA and (February 3rd to 6th
2015) Dakar-Senegal.

For more details regarding this conference and how you can register to
participate, please contact the secretary directly on these email:
[secretaryoffice@globomail.com] Endeavor to inform the secretariat that you
were invited by (Miss Judith Morgan) a staff member of The National Child
Welfare Organization (NCWO).

The Organizing Committee and Our donor sponsors will take the full
responsibility of all registered participants Visa processing for those that
required visa to U.S. These will include your Round trip air tickets to both
events. While delegates will only be responsible for their own hotel booking
in Senegal. I do hope you can make time in your busy schedule to attend this
International Workshop and share your ideas on the above topics.

For more information and any further clarification, do not hesitate to
contact me via; [Judithmorgan554@yahoo.com]

Thanks for your anticipation.

Miss Judith Morgan.
National Child Welfare Organization, NCWO.
California, USA 92660.

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