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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: "Mr. Hyke Danielson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.hykedanielson@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 20:21:36 -0700
Subject: GREETING !!!

Mr. Hyke Danielson
INSPECTION UNIT
Newark Liberty International Airport
 
Hi ,
 
I am Mr. Hyke Danielson Director Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agent in Newark Liberty International Airport New Jersey. During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from United Kingdom under ship forwarder was transferred from JF Kennedy Airport to our facility here in New Jersey and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighting approximately 110kg each. The consignments was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as personal effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent also the Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees.
 
On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain more than $3 to $4M each and the consignments are still left in storage house till today through a registerred shipping Company, Courier Dispatch Service Limited a division of Tran guard LTD. The Consignments are two metal boxes with weight of about 110kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm). Effective capacity: 680 L.) Approximately, the details of the consignments including your name the official document from United Nation office in London are tagged on the Metal Trunk box.
 
Provide your Phone Number full address, to cross check if it corresponds with the address on the official document including the name of nearest Airport around and other details. You can send the required details to me for onward delivery.
 
All communication must be held extremely confidential. I can get everything concluded within 3-6 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery. But I must get assurance from you concerning my 50% before I will proceed.
 
I want us to transact this business and share the money, since the shipper has abandoned it and ran away. I will pay for the Non inspection fee and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this Airport to your address, once we are through, I will deploy the services of a secured shipping Company geared to provide the security it needs to your doorstep or I can bring it by myself to avoid any more trouble. But I will share it 50% to you and 50% to me and you have to assure me of my 50%.
 
Below is my direct telephone number and I am waiting to hear from you.
 
Mr. Hyke Danielson
INSPECTION OFFICER

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