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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: Kate Oliver <ken@mail.real-legal.com>
Reply-To: Kate Oliver <kateoliver49@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 10:24:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: USA CONFERENCE INVITATION FROM APRIL 20TH - 25TH - 2015!


Dear Sir/Madam.

On behalf of (IHRO) Organization, It is a great privilege for us to invite you to global International Conference on Child & Woman's Protection, Political & Human Violence, Trafficking and Aid for Global Security, which will be held from April 20th – 25th, 2015 USA California at 7910 Gilman Drive La Jolla, San Jose City California, USA.

Human rights are commonly understood as being those rights which are inherent to the human being. The concept of human rights acknowledges that every single human being is entitled to enjoy his or her human rights without distinction as to race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion.

The International Human Rights Organization hosting the event is responsible for all visa arrangements, air tickets and traveling assistance to interested delegates wishing to attend the conference meeting. Registration is open and free to all interested participants; the interested participants should contact the conference registration office directly via email below for guidance and more information: hroinforegistra@aim.com

Please share the information with your colleagues.
Sincerely,
Dr. Kate Oliver
e-mail: kateoliver49@gmail.com

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