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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: iswd.office@aol.com
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2018 17:35:18 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir / Madam

Dear Sir / Madam

We are pleased to invite you to the 2018 international conference meeting
under the theme "Sustainable Agricultural Growth for Economic Development
and Global Health System", which will be held by the International Community
Welfare Development (ICWD). The conference is the opportunity to bring
together social work and stability development practitioners, academics, key
decision makers, civil society and inventors to address key issues. The
Conference is a world conference with the plenary and symposium sessions
concentrating on the topics of Agricultural Growth for Economic Development
and Health System as it affects our communities and social lives. It is
agreed that the Conference will be composed of plenary sessions, symposia,
workshops, poster sessons,

The conference sponsors will cover the cost of your trip to your country and
provide you with the services you need. However, you are only responsible
for your hotel accommodation here in United States. We shall send you more
information for registration.

I look forward to your honorable presence at the conference

Warm Regards
Ms. Greace Lawrence

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