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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: "Stingray R&t, Ltd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adqmsjin1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:21:40 -0700
Subject: Re: Need PI-Special Orders PO #5713462 & 4713463


Good Day,

We are interested in placing order for the following items in the attached PO with regular packing.

Please note that this is the second mail we are sending from our alternative mail yet no response from your side since you sent us your price list in January.

Based on our last inquiry we have confirmed our order as attached in this mail. Attached is our signed new purchase order. kindly check attached and issue us proforma invoice to proceed with advance payment as we need this orders.

Most importantly, we will need your guarantee of speedy delivery of this order and as we requested on our previous email, our representative will visit your company/factory for inspection before shipment and final payment. Please download to see product specification,PO and contract agreement form

Note: Please confirm if the prices of the attached product are still the same before proceeding. We hope to hear from you soon..


Thanks,
Adriena Farkas
Stingray R&t, Ltd
Hviezdoslavovo námestie, 611 04 Bratislava-Staré Mesto, Slovakia
+421 2/455 306 61

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