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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:
- "guessbarbara@zoho.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: GUESS BARBARA <nlule@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: GUESS BARBARA <guessbarbara@zoho.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:30:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?INVITATION_TO_GASW_CONFERENCES=E2=80=8F_?=
INVITATION TO GASW CONFERENCESâ€
Dear Colleague,
The Global Alliance for Sustainable World (GASW) is pleased to invite you to participate in the forth-coming International Conference on Public Policy and Social Sustainability (ICPPSS-16). This event will commence from August 18th-20th 2016 in Atlanta Georgia, United States of America. I am honored to invite you to attend these events as my guest.
For more details and requirements for your registration, kindly contact the events secretary Mrs. Sarah Marcil via E-mail:(gaswevents@zoho.com) Also feel free to contact me if you need any further details relating to the event. Endeavor to inform the secretary that you were invited to participate by me (Guess Barbara) a staff member of the Global Alliance for Sustainable World.
Note: Â
Registered participants who require visa will be assisted in the visa procurement.Round trip air ticket is 60% subsidized for international registered participants.
I do hope you can make out time in your busy schedule to attend these conferences and share your ideas on the topic. Kindly keep me informed via (Â guessbarbara@zoho.com ) if you will be able to make it to attend the events.
Thanks
Guess Barbara
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