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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: JOHN MARTINS <info@islandconsultant.com>
Reply-To: islandconsultant@sify.com
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:40:34 -0400
Subject: URGENT ORDER INQUIRY


Hello Sales,
My Name is John Martins am interested in purchasing some of your products,
I will like to know if you can ship directly to Fiji Islands I also want you to
know my mode of payment for this order is via Credit Card.

Get back to me if you can ship to that destination and also if you accept the
payment type I indicated.



Kindly return this email with your price list of your products..



I await your quick response.

Kind Regards.
John Martins

Island Consultant Limited.
11 Ruve Place, Tavakubu
Lautoka, Republic of Fiji Islands

Phone: (679) 666-2787
Fax: (679) 666-3998
Email: islandconsultant@sify.com





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