Scam: advocateforyouths.org is not the real Advocates for Youth (and other scam sites)

I've covered these scammers before - they rip off legitimate websites such as the genuine Advocates for Youth and use them to commit fraud. The domain advocateforyouths.org is currently being pushed by the bad guys, note that the legitimate domains is actually advocatesforyouth.org.

From:     advocates3@esecuredmails.eu
Date:     20 September 2014 00:52
Subject:     Re: Effects of Teenage Marriage
Signed by:     esecuredmails.eu

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE ON “ EFFECTS OF TEENAGE MARRIAGE AND HIV/AIDS "  
   

Advocates for Youth and co-organizers of the 21st international NGO's & CBO's conference on community Development and Development Planning have the pleasure to invite Youth Organizations, Socio Cultural Organizations, Community Based Organizations (CBO) Scholars, Researchers, Health Organizations, Professionals, Business Organizations (NGOs) Religion Organizations, Human Right Organizations & Women Groups to the International Conference on"Effects of Teenage Marriage and HIV/AIDS " taking place from Thursday 20th - Friday 21st November 2014 in U.S.A and Monday 24th - Friday 28th November 2014 in The NETHERLANDS respectively.


This is the most important event in the framework of the fight to Educate the Youth on HIV/AIDS, Child Abuse, human and community development which will take place in Washington DC, United States of America from Thursday 20th - Friday 21st November 2014 in U.S.A and Monday 24th - Friday 28th November 2014 in The NETHERLANDS respectively.


Advocates for Youth is registered 501(c) Non profit international organization whose aims & objectives are to empower individuals and communities worldwide through offering grants for business, education, economic enhancement, community development and environmental conservation, to support groups and organizations addressing social issues, youth ad women empowerment, and a variety of philanthropic projects through grants to non-profit organization; to provide education & information with view of limiting abuse and child molestation, to support and advocate on behalf of those infected and affected by the menace or abuse and neglect to promote the well-being of mankind by empowering the capacity of charitable organization to provide effective programs of quality.


This conference will bring together 1026 representatives of NGOs/CBOs and numerous numbers of interested individual participants from all over the world. The conference will be conducted on participatory bases with satellite plenary and simultaneous sessions followed by general and small group discussions.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: The conference receives financial support from CitiBank New York and United Nations Youth Commission etc. This sponsorship covers the following:


1. Return Airplane travel tickets for selected delegates from their home countries to venues of the event in Washington DC ( United States of America ) and The Hague City (The Netherlands), then back to their home countries.

2. Hotel accommodations in Washington DC ( United States ) only for selected delegates and their friends.

3. Medical insurance cover for delegates throughout the entire conference duration.

Advocates for Youth will not assume the responsibilities of any other costs other than those listed above.


NOMINATION & SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS: Intending participants are requested to nominate between Five (5) to Ten (15) active members to participate. Participants should be from 14 years and above (Male or Female).

REGISTRATION PROCESS: To register to take part in this Conference, please request for the International Delegates Registration form and other conference information. The request for registration form and other conference information should be addressed to the Secretary:


Linara J. Davidson
Secretary, Advocates for youth
2000 M Street, NW Suite 750,
Washington DC 20036,
United States of America,
Tel: +1 202.600.9543
Fax: + 1 650.747.4401
Email: ljdavidson@advocateforyouths.org
Website: www.advocateforyouths.org 


While we anticipate your earliest response, you are advised to contact the Secretary by email and we look forward to meeting up with you and your group in Washington DC and The Hague City to assert a new change for a stronger society.


Announcer !!!


Debra Hauser
President, Advocates for youth,
Washington DC
U.S.A.
Email: debra.hauser@advocateforyouths.org

This email is a scam and is basically a way to defraud the potential victim of money by making them think that they are dealing with a real organisation. The websites referred to is an almost pixel-perfect copy of the real thing.

The differences are very subtle. Crucially the contact details between the fake and real sites are different, but the scammers have gone to the effort of acquiring a phone number in the same area code.

Let's look at the WHOIS details for the fake domain:

Registrant ID:DI_37927050
Registrant Name:weba
Registrant Organization:greg
Registrant Street: rue marcel de france
Registrant City:la chapelle
Registrant State/Province:St luc
Registrant Postal Code:10600
Registrant Country:FR
Registrant Phone:+33.2356789990
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email:nelsondove1@gmail.com

Not much to go on there, but the scammers are using their own email infrastructure to pump these out from 208.91.199.216 using the domain esecuredmails.eu registered to:

Name: Nelson
Organisation: N/A
Language: English
Address:
bijsterhuizen 1160
2282 pm Rijswijk
Netherlands
Phone: +31.645433356
Email: unit1x1@yahoo.com

Both of these refer to "Nelson". The website advocateforyouths.org actually forwards to a framed page on www-parisline.in (hosted on 103.242.119.69 in India) registered to:

Registrant Name:Patrik Pie
Registrant Organization:N/A
Registrant Street1:14 rue du Theatre
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Porte de Versailles
Registrant State/Province:Paris
Registrant Postal Code:75015
Registrant Country:FR
Registrant Phone:+33.0617750470
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:nelsondove1@gmail.com

As before, this site also contains a number of other fake sites, some of which are likely to form part of the same scam. I covered the fake Al-zaida Emirates Group Holding Co and Hotel T Bello before. There may be other scam sites on the same server.

Advocates for Youth is a decent organisation, and apparently these scumbag scammers have no shame whatsoever in using their good name for their own financial gain. Given the relative sophistication of the scammer's set-up, it is likely that they will keep trying with this particular scam.
 Take care.