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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: Brian Boehm <theochim@it.teithe.gr>
Reply-To: brianboehm406@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:43:46 +0200
Subject: Good day



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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,

Brian Boehm
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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