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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. Wu Hongbo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <help.sarahamadi00001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 06:12:10 -0800
Subject: Congratulations Beneficiary,

United Nations Compensation Unit, In Affiliation with World Bank Our Ref: U.N.O/W.B.O/6/03/2017/5/9/82.
Congratulations Beneficiary,
We have been working closely with the INTERPOL, CIA, FBI and other foreign international organizations as well as Western Union and Money Gram regarding all payments you have made in the past and we have the complete lists and amount you have made so far. However, until this moment you have failed to receive your payment. We must get you informed that the previous official you have dealt with have been apprehended and would soon be charged to court and brought to justice.
We have been having a meeting for quit sometime now and we just came to a logical conclusion 72 hours ago in affiliation with the World Bank president. Your email was listed among those that are yet to receive their compensation payment. The United Nations in Affiliation with World Bank have agreed to compensate them with the sum of USD100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only.
For this reason you are to receive your payment through a certified ATM MASTER CARD. With this Master Card you can withdraw money from any part of the World without being disturbed or delay and please for no reason should you disclose your account information as your account information is not and can never be needed before you receive your card payment.
All that is required of your now is to contact our 100% trust officials by the Name of Mrs. Sarah Amadi. Below is her contact information:
Name: Mrs. Sarah Amadi
Email:( help.sarahamadi00001@gmail.com )
We write to get you informed that everyone have been receiving their card payments and until this moment you have refuses to receives yours. Below is the tracking number of beneficiaries from different countries that have received their card payments without any problems:
 
Name: Taher Mohammed
Country: Kingdom of Saudi Aarabia
Tracking number:4019923854
website: www.dhl.com
..............................
 
Name: Mohammed Al Aswad
Country: Kingdom of Bahrain
Tracking number:4019923305
website: www.dhl.com
..............................
 
Name: AHMED ABDULLA
Country: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tracking number:3814456730
website: www.dhl.com
..............................
 
Name: Mr. S.VIBHA
Country: India
Tracking number:5131549415
website: www.dhl.com
You can track for yourself for further assurances. Please ensure that you follow the directives and instructions of Mrs. Sarah Amadi so that within 72 hours you would have received your card payment and your secret pin code issued directly to you for security reasons.
We apologize on behalf of the United Nation organization for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your fund in the past.
Congratulations, and I look forward to hear from you as soon as you confirm your payment making the world a better place.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Wu Hongbo
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs

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