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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: "Lewis Hawkins" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 00:11:47 +0200
Subject: Good Day.

Good day!

I am contacting you regarding a special cargo that has been abandoned
here at our warehouse for over a period of 2 years and when scanned, it
revealed an undisclosed sum of money in it. From my findings, the cargo
originated from Europe and the content was not declared as money by the
consignor in order to avoid diversion by the shipping agent, and also
failure to pay the special cargo non-inspection fee of US$3,200. I
strongly believe the box will contain about US$2.5 million or more.

In my private search for a reliable person, my proposal now is to
present
you as the recipient of the cargo since the shipper has abandoned it
which is a possibility due to the fact it has been abandoned for a
period
whereby a new beneficiary can be presented to the clearance department
for claim and also my position at this shipping service. I will pay for
the fee and arrange for the cargo to be delivered to your address.
Alternatively, I can personally bring it myself and then we share the
total money in the box equally.

Regards,

Mr. Lewis Hawkins
lewishawkins523@gmail.com
Asst. Operations Manager
Zim American Integrated Shipping Services Co. LLC.
Chicago (IL) Agents: 9950 W.Lawrence Avenue,
Suite 215 Schiller Park, IL 60176

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