419 scam: "Mr. John Loman" <admin@san-ker.org> YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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.
- secretary.aliceadenann@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. John Loman" <admin@san-ker.org>
Reply-To: secretary.aliceadenann@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:20:55 +0530
Subject: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED.

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Dear Sir/Madam,

You are cordially invited to participate in the forth-coming conference
/ World Conference on Human Rights (W.C.H.R) against Child Protection &
HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prostitution, Sex Work and forced Labor. Which is
scheduled to take place from August 20th â€“ 24th 2015 in 228 Park Avenue
South New York U.S.A, and from 26th â€“ 31st of August 2015 in Bangkok-
Thailand, at Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok- Thailand, We are
inviting people with conscience/ NGOâ€™s, Individuals and cooperate
organization from all countries around the world.

The aims of the conference are to bring together researchers and
practitioners in an effort to lay the ground work for future
collaborative research, advocacy, and program development as well as to
educate social service, health care, and criminal justice professionals
on human trafficking and the needs for those victimized by the
commercial sex industry.

Note that all interested delegates that requires entry visa to enter the
United States to attend this meeting will be assisted by the
organization, in obtaining the visa in their passport. Free air round
trip tickets to attend this meeting will be provided to all
participants. The Workshop welcomes paper presentation from any
interested participants willing to present papers during the meeting.

For more information you are to contact the conference secretariat via
e-mail: secretary.aliceadenann@gmail.com

Please share the information with your colleagues.

Sincerely,
Mr. John Loman
Admin
World Conference on Human Rights (W.C.H.R)

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